Python Cannot be Killed

[Ben Finney]

On 17 Jun 2003 23:12:18 +0100, Alexander Schmolck wrote:
> I am not a lawyer, but my reading is that this gives the FSF a fair
> amount of control under what conditions *MY* GPL'ed code is available
> -- if they publish a new version, my code is automatically licensed
> under it -- even if I don't happen to agree with those changes. Wrong?

Yes, wrong.

You are recommended to state the distribution terms as "under the terms
of the GNU General Public License, either version 2 of the license, or,
at your option, any later version" which has an effect similar to what
you're saying; i.e. that the code with such distribution terms can be
re-licensed under a new version of the GPL (but only the ones made by
the FSF) by downstream distributors, at their option.

However, this statement is not part of the license itself; it's up to
you.  There's nothing to stop you stating the terms as "under the terms
of the GNU General Public License, version 2."  This fixes the
distribution license and gives no option to change it to anything else.

Here's what the FSF have to say about the "Version 2 or later"
recommendation:

    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#VersionTwoOrLater>

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