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If you want to switch the license on a software project away from GPL, that is possible. All old versions were and will remain GPL. Any new versions can stop be
by rocqua 2y ago
If you want to switch the license on a software project away from GPL, that is possible. All old versions were and will remain GPL. Any new versions can stop being GPL as long as all copyright holders agree to let this happen.
You cannot use the GPL license to allow publishing this new version. But you can use permission by all copyright holders as an exception.
- bluGill 2y agoRight but generally the organization with the CLA has moned and develapers and so can move faster than the old free fork and thus overwhelm it. even if they don't have money today if someone with money wants to take over they are a target.