On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 09:32:51PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > > Once you've distributed a change to gcc, the copyright holder is free > > to redistribute that change under any future version of the GPL, and > > there's nothing you can do to prevent that. [Your distribution can > > be "only under the terms of GPLv2", but each recipient "automatically > > receives a license from the original licensor" and "You may not impose > > any further restrictions".] > > He receives a license to the original program from the original > licensor -- who's in no position to grant licenses to what I wrote. > I'm compelled to offer a license under the terms of "this License," > which is GPL v2.
The original licensor (copyright holder) can govern the distribution terms of derived works. This is a right granted by copyright law. --Adam -- Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
