FSFE wants to better protect free software licenses from bankruptcy [LWN.net]

FSFE wants to better protect free software licenses from bankruptcy

Posted Jul 30, 2012 20:57 UTC (Mon) by mjw (subscriber, #16740)
In reply to: FSFE wants to better protect free software licenses from bankruptcy by butlerm
Parent article: FSFE wants to better protect free software licenses from bankruptcy

In GPL version 3, for free software projects that want to allow users to be able to upgrade to later versions of the GPL, there is a new option which provides an alternative to just specifying "or any later version" in clause 14:

If the Program specifies that a proxy can decide which future
versions of the GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's
public statement of acceptance of a version permanently authorizes you
to choose that version for the Program.

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