Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch&gt; writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org: > The XEmacs info files still have the GPL v1 as the first node. Is that > intentional? What difference does it make so long as it is GPL?

>>>>> "sb" == SL Baur <steve(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: sb> Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch&gt; writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org: >> The XEmacs info files still have the GPL v1 as the first node. Is that >> intentional? sb> What difference does it make so long as it is GPL? If we take material from GNU Emacs covered by GPL Version 2, then it cannot be incorporated into a file covered by GPL Version 1. GPL versions are forward, but not backward, compatible, because of the phrase or (at your option) any later version. in the copyright notice.