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    SubjectRe: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders
    On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Diego Calleja wrote:

    > El Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:59:01 +0000 (GMT),
    > Paul Jakma <paul@clubi.ie> escribió:
    >
    >> That's not what section 9 seems to say. The default is "any version
    >> you like".
    >
    > That's not exactly what it says.
    >
    > The real text is (emphasis mine): "_IF_ the Program does not specify
    > a version number of this License, you may choose any version ever
    > published by the Free Software Foundation."
    >
    >
    > Before that it says: "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"
    >
    >
    > IOW, such rules will aply if no version has been specified or
    > if has the "any later version" addon. Which is not the case:
    > I can read "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 2, June 1991".
    >

    It's possible there may be something I'm not understanding. I do recognize
    that the license has a version number on it.

    But then again, so did GPLv1. And it also had the same section 9 clause.

    So the question is - why would the GPL need a clause that says "You can
    use any version of the GPL if the Program does not specify a version" when
    every official version of the GPL includes a version number? Are they
    expecting authors to strip the version number header in order to somehow
    take advantage of section 9?

    Cheers,
    Chase
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