Raul Miller writes: > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 02:19:23PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > > This excerpt is quite clear: > > > > A Program may specify GPL2 and "any later version" - check > > If the Program just says "GPL", the recipient may use any version - check > > > > If the Program says "GPL v2" alone, there's nothing in S9 that leads > > to later versions being applicable. > > I can see why you'd think that. However, that's not one of the terms > offered by GPL v2. Perhaps there will be a GPL v3 which offers something > analogous to "GPL v2 alone" as one of its terms.
Section 9 of the GPLv2 is quite clear: It says *if* the the program specifies that any later version may be used, then you may elect to use a later version. It also says that *if* no version is specified, you may use any version. It does not say those are the only choices for software that uses the GPL, so it does not prohibit specifying a particular GPL version to the exclusion of others. Michael Poole
