From: Jason Creighton <androflux@...>
Date: 2003-07-11T14:49:56+09:00
Subject: Re: My brief and torrid affair with Ruby.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 06:18:48 +0900
Austin Ziegler <austin@halostatue.ca> wrote:

> Note that GPL2 says nothing about remote access (e.g., GPLed
> programs that are accessed via the web or via SOAP or some other
> mechanism); GPL3 is likely to say something about this, although it
> will force me to immediately change any software that I own to
> "GPL2", not "GPL2 or later". If the GPL3 is changed the way that the
> Affero licence has been changed, then it truly is viral and
> anticommercial.

Hmmmm....

<quoting from GPL2>

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 [emphasis mine] of following the terms and
conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free
Software Foundation.  If the Program does not specify a version number of this
License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software
Foundation.

<end quote>

So couldn't you basically ignore GPL3?

Jason Creighton