From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
To: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: GPLv2 in new files
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:27:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86mywdtgqo.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <buoejhp1fo5.fsf@dhapc248.dev.necel.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Mon\, 27 Aug 2007 18\:37\:46 +0900")
Miles Bader <miles.bader@necel.com> writes:
> I notice that some new files in CVS are using the GPL v2.
>
> I presume that these should be changed to GPL v3; is there any reason
> for individuals (i.e., me :-) to _not_ convert them this when noticing
> such a file? [`copyright-update' keeps asking whether I'd like to
> convert them...]
There should be no problem if they are "GPLv2 or later". Actually,
since no material is supposed to be placed into CVS (apart from few
well-known exceptions like MULE) that is not copyright-assigned to the
FSF, making them GPLv3 or later should be possible regardless of what
the files claim to be.
But it might be worth double-checking the assignment status when the
license header appears all too surprising.
--
David Kastrup
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-27 10:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-08-27 9:37 GPLv2 in new files Miles Bader
2007-08-27 10:27 ` David Kastrup [this message]
[not found] ` <E1IPjAE-0003fo-QZ@fencepost.gnu.org>
2007-08-27 18:38 ` Glenn Morris
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