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Re: RFH: GPLv3

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:03:35 -0400
Subject: Re: RFH: GPLv3
References: <4695B50B.6050108@codesourcery.com> <469623AA.3010903@starynkevitch.net> <doug.gregor@gmail.com> <24b520d20707120729m1f6f6586meede49a8e830ae84@mail.gmail.com> <200707121434.l6CEYcQ31608@makai.watson.ibm.com> <24b520d20707120749yf6e480aib56b3f193013fc3f@mail.gmail.com> <200707121453.l6CErVQ31388@makai.watson.ibm.com> <00b901c7c496$16cd99e0$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> <200707121519.l6CFJrQ28418@makai.watson.ibm.com> <46964E90.8040500@t-online.de>

On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 05:53:52PM +0200, Bernd Schmidt wrote:
> I don't think that's true.  Given that all copyrights are assigned to the FSF, 
> the FSF could license these changes as GPLv2+ (in 4.2) and GPLv3+ (in 4.3 and 
> up) without a problem.  The original author's wishes do not come into play.

I believe the key point here is that the FSF does not wish to do so.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

References:
- RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Basile STARYNKEVITCH
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Doug Gregor
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: David Edelsohn
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Doug Gregor
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: David Edelsohn
- RE: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Dave Korn
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: David Edelsohn
- Re: RFH: GPLv3
  - From: Bernd Schmidt

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