www/licenses gpl-faq.html

[Brett Smith]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brett Smith <brett>     08/11/14 16:24:57

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 

Log message:
        Add question about v2 -> v3 upgrades; thanks Karl.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.140&r2=1.141

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.140
retrieving revision 1.141
diff -u -b -r1.140 -r1.141
--- gpl-faq.html        5 Nov 2008 01:02:56 -0000       1.140
+++ gpl-faq.html        14 Nov 2008 16:24:07 -0000      1.141
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@
 
   <ul>
 
+    <li><a href="#v3HowToUpgrade">How do I upgrade from (L)GPLv2 to
+    (L)GPLv3?</a></li>
+
     <li><a href="#CouldYouHelpApplyGPL">Could you give me step by step
     instructions on how to apply the GPL to my program?</a></li>
 
@@ -2545,6 +2548,24 @@
 requirement on top of the GPL, and the license prohibits it.</p>
 </dd>
 
+<dt><b><a name="v3HowToUpgrade">How do I upgrade from (L)GPLv2 to
+(L)GPLv3?</a></b></dt>
+
+<dd><p>First, include the new version of the license in your package.
+    If you're using LGPLv3 in your project, be sure to include copies
+    of both GPLv3 and LGPLv3, since LGPLv3 is now written as a set
+    of additional permissions on top of GPLv3.</p>
+
+<p>Second, replace all your existing v2 license notices (usually at
+  the top of each file) with the new recommended text available on
+  <a href="/licenses/gpl-howto.html">the GNU licenses howto</a>.  It's
+  more future-proof because it no longer includes the FSF's postal
+  mailing address.</p>
+
+<p>Of course, any descriptive text (such as in a README) which talks about
+the package's license should also be updated appropriately.</p>
+</dd>
+
 <dt><b><a name="BitTorrent">How does GPLv3 make
 BitTorrent distribution easier?</a></b></dt>
 
@@ -3323,7 +3344,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/11/05 01:02:56 $
+$Date: 2008/11/14 16:24:07 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>