Martin Vermeer wrote: > Does it matter? If the text of a permission given contains "...or > later", doesn't that imply the same author as the implied "earlier" > licence? > > ...and then there is a copyright issue (on the licence text)...
Yes, that was my point. Can "FooBar Inc" release "GPL v666" and have it treated as a valid licence or is the title "GPL vX" owned by the FSF? That would seem only reasonable... -- Angus