> The footnote umder "I want to copy code under LGPLv2.1 and I want to
> release a project under GPLv3 or later" says:
>
> "Every version of the LGPL gives you permission to relicense the code
> under the corresponding version, or any later version, of the GPL."
>
> The "or any later version" in the footnote refers to the LGPLv2.1 clause
> that says:
>
> "(If a newer version than version 2 of the ordinary GNU General Public
> License has appeared, then you can specify that version instead if you
> wish.)"
>
> But I don't see an equivalent "or any later" clause in LGPLv3.
Matthew,
Thanks for pointing this out. The original footnotes were much narrower,
and then in a typical programming error I accidentally overgeneralized them
to take care of one particular case. I've pushed out updates to correct
this mistake.
As for GPLv2-only programs using LGPLv3 libraries, that's something we've
gotten a lot of feedback on since the release, and we're working on ways to
address it more substantively. To put it another way, I think it deserves
more than a footnote. :) I hope we'll have something soon; it's one of my
top priorities, but we want to make sure we do it right, too.
Feel free to pass this on to OSI's list if you want; unfortunately I'm not
subscribed.
Best regards,
--
Brett Smith
Licensing Compliance Engineer, Free Software Foundation
