gpl version 3 and gcc

["Ed S. Peschko" <esp5 at pge dot com>]

All,

I'm curious what is to happen with gcc when the gpl version 3 is done.
Will new versions of gcc be automatically changed to use the new license,
or will gcc stay at 2, will there be discussion about any such change?

My concern - and I'm sure I'm not the only one so concerned - is that 
if gcc goes to version 3, linux distribution maintainers will not choose 
to go with the new version, or worse, some groups will choose to remain
at gpl2 and others will go to version 3, causing a fork in the gcc code.

Substitute 'gcc' for any other project, and there could be a schism between
all of gnu which would hurt everybody involved with free software.

So, again, Is gcc planning on automatically moving to gpl version 3, staying 
at gpl version 2, or having a protracted discussion? What happens if some
developers decide they want to stay at 2 and others decide they want to
go with 3?

Thanks much,

Ed