Quoting Andrey Rahmatullin (2019-12-05 17:04:24) > On Thu, Dec 05, 2019 at 10:57:43AM -0500, Boyuan Yang wrote: > > > For instance, GPLv2 & GPLv3 are incompatible. > > > > I never heard that GPLv2 license and GPLv3 license are incompatible. > They are. > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v2v3Compatibility > You may be thinking about upgrading GPLv2+ to GPLv3. This isn't possible > if the license is 2only. Right. Talking about "GPLv2" and "GPLv3" is often ambiguous as it can mean either "GPLv2-only" or "GPLv2-or-newer" depending on context. Recommended way to avoid confusing discussions due to that ambiguity is to always include "-only" or "-or-newer". - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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