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Re: GPL "or any greater version"



On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 09:06:06PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 08:42:50PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote:
> > Only in two very specific circumstances: if you received the work with
> > "or any later version," or if no version number was specified at all.
> > 
> > What makes you think it's general?
> 
> The fact that it doesn't provide terms for any other cases, and another
> part of the license says "You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or
> distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License".

Are you saying your second quote applies to the copyright holder(s) as well as
distributors?  Doesn't seem that way to me.

--Adam

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Adam McKenna  <adam@debian.org>  <adam@flounder.net>



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