Re: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders
From: Jeff V. Merkey
Date: Thu Jan 26 2006 - 13:16:54 EST
Paul Jakma wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Linus Torvalds wrote:
In other words: the _default_ license strategy is always just the
particular version of the GPL that accompanies a project. If you want
to license a program under _any_ later version of the GPL, you have
to state so explicitly. Linux never did.
That's not what section 9 seems to say. The default is "any version
you like".
Right.
:-)
Jeff
regards,
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