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Odd question on license etiquette.

Suppose I have a software package I maintain. I've released a few versions under license X. I decide to switch to License Y for all versions. Say a problematic set of users I'm revoking a licesnse from.

Why should my versioning scheme create artificial constraints on my license? Why should someone be able to "just go back a version"?

Not that I'm a big fan of that type of thing, but it is an interesting legal question.




The copies you've already shared under license X are still licensed under license X even if you quit sharing further copies under license X and switch to license Y.




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