[ubuntu-uk] The genius of FSF

Mac Ammonius.Grammaticus at googlemail.com
Tue Jul 10 14:10:52 BST 2007


Mark Harrison wrote:
> It's hard to see, however, how any legal document written on 1st July 
> could retrospectively apply to a contract signed on the 30th June unless 
> the contract made specific provision for itself to be modified.


I may be wrong, but I thought that's exactly what GPLv2 had done, in the 
by making it's provisions applicable 'under GPLv2 or any future 
revisions' or words to that effect.

(BTW, I'll have a look at your blog about why you aren't a member of 
FSF.  Thanks for the URL, and for your thoughts)

Mac








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