Re: Question

Daniel Webb writes:
> I'm wary of [version 2 or later], because I don't really trust that 50
> years from now the GPL is still going to reflect my values.

I wrote:
> So what? You can distribute your code under any license at any time no
> matter what license you have used in the past.

> If I license using "version 2 only", I can relicense too, but *I* get to
> make that decision, not the board of the FSF.

Um, that was my point.

In any case, I don't think anything should stay in copyright for 50 years.
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