Re: proposed FAQ entries about licensing

[Judd Storrs]

> GPLv2 can be automatically promoted to GPLv3. So yes, you can
> distribute them, but they will be covered by GPLv3. Assuming they link
> to the newest interface, of course. Those linking to old interface may
> remain under GPLv2.

On its own, the FSF consideres the GPLv2 license to be incompatible
with the GPLv3. GPL license compatibility is a mess. See

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility

Only if the software is licensed as GPLv2 or "any later version" can
it be promoted to v3 and included with GPLv3 software.

There are a number of projects that are specifically "GPLv2 only" and
therefore incompatible with GPLv3. Such as the linux kernel and FLTK.

--judd