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From GPL 2: > either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. "At your option" means that no one is 'subjected' to changes they don't
by calpaterson 8y ago
From GPL 2:
> either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
"At your option" means that no one is 'subjected' to changes they don't want. They just have the option to upgrade.
- akerl_ 8y agoSure, but this thread is about licensing the software as "version $x or later", which pushes the choice to the user of the license.