Re: GPL version, "at your option"?

[Charles Cazabon]

Fruhwirth Clemens <clemens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Standard template for GPL licensing:
> 
> "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
> Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
> option) any later version."
[snip]

That's only a recommendation by the FSF; many GPL-covered projects (including
the kernel and my own) do not use it.

The file COPYING in the kernel source says:

  Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
  is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
  v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
  
Charles
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