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Comment by self_awareness 3 months ago

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If the sender requests GPLv2, he should receive GPL version 2.

If the sender requests GPL, I find it natural for him to receive version 3, because it's the latest version. At the time of receiving the license, he gains knowledge about the existence of version 3 (the header on the print says the GPL he received is version 3).

If the sender has a notice about GPLv2, it means that there's a high chance that there's also GPLv1. This should be a sufficient hint that requesting only "GPL" is not sufficient, because the sender should be aware of the risk of receiving GPLv1 if he won't mention the "v2".

pantalaimon 3 months ago

GPLv2 by default means GPLv2 or later, so GPLv3 is perfectly valid indeed.

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  • mmx1 3 months ago

    That's actually not true. GPLv2 by default means v2, not v3, unless you explicitly allow "or later."

    Linux is actually the famed example of v2 but not v3.

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