On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:25:41 -0600 Terry Hancock wrote: [...] > It *is* a less-than-perfectly-written grant statement, primarily > because it doesn't mention the version of the license. But given that > GPLv2 has been the *ONLY* significant version of the GPL for over a > decade, it's pretty obvious that that is the one which was meant.
The intended version could be v2, but the result is different. When no GPL version is specified, *any* (published) version may be chosen by the recipient. This rule is clearly stated in the GPLv2 text itself; see section 9., which reads, in part: | If the Program does not specify a version number of this License, you | may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation. -- http://frx.netsons.org/progs/scripts/releas-o-meter.html Try our amazing Releas-o-meter! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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