Re: GFDL / CC by-sa compatibility

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Anthony DiPierro wrote:

> This has been brought up several times, and I don't see how it's an
> actual issue.  The GFDL says this:
> "If the Document specifies that a particular numbered version of this
> License "or any later version" applies to it, you have the option of
> following the terms and conditions either of that specified version or
> of any later version that has been published (not as a draft) by the
> Free Software Foundation. If the Document does not specify a version
> number of this License, you may choose any version ever published (not
> as a draft) by the Free Software Foundation."
>
> This is an issue with the license grant, not the license itself.  I
> don't see why you can't do the same with CC-by-sa.  Just put on your
> copyright notice that the permission is granted under CC-by-sa 1.0 or
> any later version.

This works for original works; it does not work for copied and derived
works, since they have been copied under rights gotten from a certain version
of CC (or GNU/FDL), which specifies that it can only be spread further
under the same license, not a later version.

Andre Engels