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git is GPLv2 not GPLv2-or-any-later-version.
by geocar 13y ago
git is GPLv2 not GPLv2-or-any-later-version.
- judk 13y agoGPLv2-or-layer is effectively GPLv2 plus recipient-friendly features. It is NOT suitable for the intended purpose of GPLv3, which adds restrictions on the recipient (for the benefit of 2nd-order recipients of derivatives).
- judk 13y agohttp://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#VersionTwoOrLater http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#VersionTwoOrLater : GPLv2-or-layer is effectively GPLv2 plus recipient-friendly features. It is NOT fully suitable for the intended purpose of GPLv3, which adds restrictions on the recipient (for the benefit of 2nd-order recipients of derivatives). But it is better than GPLv2, and the best it can be without time travel. V2OrLater code can be incorporated in V3 code, but can also be incorporated in code that is less GNU-sense-of-Free than V3