Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161282AbWI2DTJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:19:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161155AbWI2DTJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:19:09 -0400 Received: from bayc1-pasmtp11.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.171]:23557 "EHLO BAYC1-PASMTP11.CEZ.ICE") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161157AbWI2DTI (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:19:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [65.94.249.130] X-Originating-Email: [seanlkml@sympatico.ca] Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:50:08 -0400 From: Sean To: davids@webmaster.com Cc: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: Re: GPLv3 Position Statement Message-Id: <20060928225008.ded4fa2c.seanlkml@sympatico.ca> In-Reply-To: References: <20060928144028.GA21814@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.7 (GTK+ 2.10.3; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Sep 2006 03:27:22.0234 (UTC) FILETIME=[2D01BDA0:01C6E377] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 832 Lines: 19 On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:29:55 -0700 "David Schwartz" wrote: > Unless I'm missing something, you *cannot* change the license from "v2 or > later at your option" to "v3 or later". Both GPLv2 and GPLv3 explicitly > prohibit modifying license notices. (Did the FSF goof big time? It's not too > late to change the draft.) The copyright holder is not constrained at all in how they license their work. They can change the license to anything they want, including the GPLv3 or anything else. Of course, earlier versions will still be available under the GPLv2. Sean - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/