[TYPO3-core] RFC #9017: LICENSE.txt is not precise

[Michael Stucki]

Hi Dmitry,

> This is SVN patch request.
> 
> Branches: 4.1, 4.2, trunk

Plus 4.0 please (just in case we'll be rolling out an update at some point).

> Problem: LICENSE.txt does not mention that TYPO3 is released under "GPL
> version 2 *or later*". This is extremely important because GPL version 3
> code cannot be combined with GPL version 2 code unless "version 2 or
> later" is declared. Our source code says "version 2 or later" but
> LICENSE.txt does not. Since LICENSE.txt is the obvious candidate to check
> the license, it should be precise.

Agreed. 

> ***Note*** I want Stucki's +1 on this patch because it is important enough
> to be authorized by core team team leader.

You can do so, but please make sure that you increase the "Document version" which is also part of that file.

Regards, michael
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