Re: GPLv2+ vs GPLv3+

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On 11/04/2017 01:42 PM, Mattia Verga wrote:
>>
>> COPYING file looks reporting GPLv2 license.
>> If the software is licensed under GPLv2, you can't report GPLv3+ license
>> only with License tag.
> 
> At the end of COPYING file it says:
> This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>     (at your option) any later version.

Reviving this thread...

You need to look at the code first and not simply assume from COPYING.

See this FAQ entry:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:FAQ?rd=Licensing/FAQ#How_do_I_figure_out_what_version_of_the_GPL.2FLGPL_my_package_is_under.3F

~tom
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