Gerrit Pape <p...@smarden.org>: > The README states that the dietlibc is licensed under GPL-2, which > actually allows to apply any later version. I do not see anything wrong > here.
It does not allow that, licensing software under the "or later" version of the GPL is just a practice strongly encouraged by FSF, see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#VersionThreeOrLater Nevertheless, a quite large number of programs, many of which are part of Debian, is licensed under a specific version of the GPL for various reasons (usually dislike of the changes introduced in version 3). If you believe that the author licensed dietlibc under GPL version 2 by accidental mistake, rather than deliberately, please contact him and ask for relicensing. If you have doubts on the interpretation of the GPL, you may wish to contact debian-legal. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
