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The text of the GPL 2.0 states > Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applie
by javagram 7y ago
The text of the GPL 2.0 states
> Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any later version", you have the option of following 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.
The license itself admits that it may cover multiple versions. Being clear, as the FSF is recommending on this page, seems like the best choice to avoid confusion for your end users.
(in particular, this page seems to be about deprecating the existing ambiguous SPDX license indicators and replacing them with ones that have clear 'only' or 'later' suffixes. This seems like a good thing.)
- klyrs 7y ago>> If the Program specifies a version number of this License which applies to it and "any later version", you have the option... > The license itself admits that it may cover multiple versions. ... along with the conditions under which this expansive licensing applies. While it's good to be clear, it's not respectful of author's wishes to presume a later license when they didn't explicitly allow that. The article suggests that this case is ambiguous, when it is absolutely not and I find that to be irresponsible