On 2007-09-04 00:38:15 +0200, Rainer Müller wrote: > GPLv2 is not necessarily incompatible with GPLv3.
It is. > GPL lets the original author choose how new versions apply to the > software. See paragraph 9 of the GPLv2 [1]. > > --snip-- > | Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program > | specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any > | later version", you have the option of following the terms and conditions > | either of that version or of any later version published by the Free > | Software Foundation. > --snap-- If you choose "or any later version", this is no longer GPLv2 (which means GPL version 2 only), but GPLv2+ (with the more-or-less official notation). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) _______________________________________________ macports-dev mailing list macports-dev@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-dev