IANAL, but is the FSF claiming a patch is joint copyright, and MUST be released ONLY under the license of the code? https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?30653#comment5 …
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@RichFelker this can't be right. It would mean making a patch for a old version and then rebasing it on new is ok but other way around isn't2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FiloSottile Yes, it's utterly absurd. But I'm concerned they actually want to push such an interpretation...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@RichFelker@FiloSottile This is insane: if you change license midway you have to either retroactively relicense the old code or let it rot.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@rfc1459 @FiloSottile GPL handled that from day one with with "or later".
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