From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 56836 invoked by alias); 22 Jan 2016 19:14:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Sender: cygwin-apps-owner@cygwin.com List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 56820 invoked by uid 89); 22 Jan 2016 19:14:22 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=adaptation, Hx-languages-length:2090, charge, young X-HELO: mail-in-16.arcor-online.net Received: from mail-in-16.arcor-online.net (HELO mail-in-16.arcor-online.net) (151.189.21.56) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (CAMELLIA256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:14:20 +0000 Received: from mail-in-17-z2.arcor-online.net (mail-in-17-z2.arcor-online.net [151.189.8.34]) by mx.arcor.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3pn9Hs4lT5zCPkn for ; Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:14:17 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-in-05.arcor-online.net (mail-in-05.arcor-online.net [151.189.21.45]) by mail-in-17-z2.arcor-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DBE110D497 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:14:17 +0100 (CET) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.2 mail-in-05.arcor-online.net 3pn9Hs3h82z2ys7 Received: from Gertrud (p54B463FB.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.180.99.251]) (Authenticated sender: stromeko@arcor.de) by mail-in-05.arcor-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3pn9Hs3h82z2ys7 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:14:17 +0100 (CET) From: Achim Gratz To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Changing Setup's license to GPLv3+ References: <20160121104928.GA30823@calimero.vinschen.de> <20160122165417.GA23147@calimero.vinschen.de> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:14:00 -0000 In-Reply-To: (Warren Young's message of "Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:57:13 -0700") Message-ID: <87bn8dqveh.fsf@Rainer.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-SW-Source: 2016-01/txt/msg00035.txt.bz2 Warren Young writes: >> I'm not trying to do that single-handedly and without reason. I'm >> asking here to reach out to the current active developers. A switch >> from GPLv2+ to GPLv3+ works without having to reach out to *all* >> copyright holder. > > I don=E2=80=99t think I agree with that. "9. Each version [of the GPL] is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and =E2=80=9Cany later version=E2=80=9D, you have the option of followin= g the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a version number of this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation." > Let=E2=80=99s say I write a standalone program and license it under GPLv2= + and > give you a copy. You can=E2=80=99t then relicense it under GPLv3 or GPLv= 3+ > just because I said =E2=80=9Cor later=E2=80=9D in the license. *I* can r= elicense it, > but only because I hold the original copyright. "2.b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License." > All =E2=80=9Cor later=E2=80=9D gives you the right to do is treat the cod= e *as if* I > had originally licensed it as v3, and then only if you want to. This > lets you link v2+ code to v3. (But not v2-only code to v3! More > below.) But it does permit this. That's the whole point of licensing GPLv2+ rather than GPLv2. > I think you=E2=80=99d still have to get permission from all people who st= ill > have code in the current setup.exe sources. The copyright isn't touched in any way and the license the copyright holders chose expressedly allows the distribution under a later version of that license. Regards, Achim. --=20 +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ SD adaptation for Waldorf microQ V2.22R2: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSDada