From 596878284d126dab099730c470a818e82b427200 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:48:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?GPLv3=C2=A714.?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- gpl-lgpl.tex | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index ede00eb..1dfa4a0 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -3675,12 +3675,20 @@ such linking. \section{GPLv3~\S14: So, When's GPLv4?} \label{GPLv3s14} -% FIXME Say more - No substantive change has been made in section 14. The wording of the section has been revised slightly to make it clearer. -% FIXME; proxy +It's unclear when the FSF might consider publishing GPLv4. However, this +section makes it clear that the FSF is the sole authority who can decide +such. + +The main addition to this section allows a third-party proxy to be appointed +by contributors who wish someone else to make relicensing to new versions of +GPL when they are released. This is a ``halfway'' point between using ``-only'' +or ``-or-later'' by consolidating the decision-making on that issue to a +single authority. + +% FIXME-LATER: better proxy description \section{GPLv3~\S15--17: Warranty Disclaimers and Liability Limitation}