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Comment by hnfong

11 hours ago

> no longer updating the GNU stuff

I think that was mainly due to GPL 3.

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simondotau  10 hours ago

I’m honestly unconvinced that the “or later” clause of the GPLv2 license is legally valid. Can anyone think of any example where contract terms get to be reinvented by a self-interested third party whenever they choose?

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