Re: GPL V2 and GPLv3

[Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>]

Peter S Galbraith <psg@debian.org> writes:

> Probable okay, but doesn't specify a version number at all:
> ,----
> |;;; minibuf-electric.el -- Electric minibuffer behavior from XEmacs.
[...]
> |;; GPL.
> `----

Although it is probably worth checking with the authors in any
case, you might note that the GPL says, "If the Program does not
specify a version number of the GNU General Public License, you
may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
Foundation."  This sentence is in GPL versions 1, 2, and 3.
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