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GPL2 and GPL3 are compatible. You just can't make GPL2 derivatives of GPL3 software.


No, they are not unfortunately. From the FAQ:

"Is GPLv3 compatible with GPLv2? (#v2v3Compatibility)

No. Some of the requirements in GPLv3, such as the requirement to provide Installation Information, do not exist in GPLv2. As a result, the licenses are not compatible: if you tried to combine code released under both these licenses, you would violate section 6 of GPLv2.

However, if code is released under GPL “version 2 or later,” that is compatible with GPLv3 because GPLv3 is one of the options it permits."

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#v2v3Compatibility




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