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thescriptkiddie on Dec 3, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Swift is Open Source

Compatible doesn't mean equivalent. GPLv2, AGPL, and LGPL are all compatible with GPLv3, but they don't have the same terms.

dragonwriter on Dec 3, 2015 [–]

GPLv2+ (GPLv2 with the optional "or any later version" language) is compatible with GPLv3, but GPLv2 is not otherwise compatible with GPLv3 (e.g., Linux is under GPLv2, and not GPLv3 compatible.)

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