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Re: upgrading GCC 4.1 branch



>> The day NetBSD accepts GPLv3 into the tree is the day I stop
>> tracking it.  And I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
> What about the 'or any later version' stipulation?  Who's option is
> it to choose which version?

In the cases I recall, the wording is something like "...version 2, or,
at your option, any later version".  As I read it, this means that I
can redistribute it under v2 in perpetuity if I feel like it.

If we have any examples that are less clear, I'd have to look at the
exact wording used in order to form an opinion.

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