RFH: GPLv3
David Edelsohn
dje@watson.ibm.com
Sun Jul 15 13:03:00 GMT 2007
>>>>> Richard Kenner writes:
Richard> Now, suppose I apply it to the GPLv2 version of the file. One could argue
Richard> that such file is now GPLv3 and I think that'd be correct. But since the
Richard> parts of the file being patched are identical, the patch is indistinguishable
Richard> from one that's derived from GPLv2 text. This strikes me as a VERY murky
Richard> legal areas.
I believe this scenario is exactly RMS's expectation if someone
other than the original author copies / backports a patch from a GPLv3
file.
David
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