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GPL upgrades via section 14 proxy delegation

Quality: 6/10 Relevance: 7/10

Summary

The article explains how Section 14 of the GNU Affero General Public License can designate a proxy to authorize future GPL/AGPL versions for a program, offering a method to manage license versioning without requiring universal consent. It provides a sample designation clause and discusses potential governance and legal caveats, including concerns about consensus and the FSF's authority.

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