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GPLv3

Posted Apr 21, 2009 21:22 UTC (Tue) by csamuel (✭ supporter ✭, #2624)
In reply to: GPLv3 by csamuel
Parent article: Oracle: SELECT * FROM Sun

[Sigh - ENOCOFFEE.. meant to be following on from the comment on finding
all contributors and say]

..especially the dead ones.. :-(


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GPLv3

Posted Apr 23, 2009 3:02 UTC (Thu) by jamesh (guest, #1159) [Link]

If a developer dies, then the copyrights would be passed on to their heirs. It'd still be possible to change the license, but the new copyright holder might not be as interested.

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