>>>>> Bernd Schmidt writes: Bernd> I don't think that's true. Given that all copyrights are assigned to Bernd> the FSF, the FSF could license these changes as GPLv2+ (in 4.2) and Bernd> GPLv3+ (in 4.3 and up) without a problem. The original author's wishes Bernd> do not come into play.
Wrong. The original author can license his or her own code to others using different licenses. David