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Re: RFH: GPLv3
On Jul 15, 2007, Michael Eager <eager@eagercon.com> wrote:
> It's really not possible to "un-know" the original GPLv3 patch and
> create an identical GPLv2 from scratch. The second patch is clearly
> and directly derived from the first.
OTOH, the author could claim to have developed the patch on a GPLv2+
tree, which makes the patch GPLv2+ too, and it would be very difficult
for anyone to prove such a claim wrong.
When such a patch is applied to a GPLv3+ tree, the result is GPLv3+,
but this doesn't change the copyright status of the patch itself.
And IANAL ;-)
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