On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 07:30:58PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote: > > > But GPL v2 explicitly allows other users to make this version choice > > > themselves. So later users still have the option to use GPL v3, just > > > like you did. > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 05:22:13PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > > No, it doesn't. GPL v2 section 9 only allows that if the program is > > available under GPL v2 "or any later version" -- and my modifications > > aren't licensed that way. They are only available under GPL v2. > > You need to release your changes under the same terms you received the > Program, or you lose your rights to distribute the Program.
FYI, the reply from the FSF I received was essentially that yes, you can make modifications to a "v2 or newer" GPL program and place them under a "v2 only" GPL and the result is compatible; that works exercising GPL#9 is not intended to be incompatible with works not doing so. The reply came privately, and I asked for permission to forward it; the response was essentially "let me find out" (which I find a little odd) and I'm still waiting for further word. -- Glenn Maynard
