GPLv2 contains the line<p>&gt;This program is free software; you can redistribute it and&#x2F;or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
of the License, or (at your option) any later version.<p>So couldn&#x27;t the FSF fix this by releasing a later version of the GPL that allows for this combination?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;licenses&#x2F;rms-why-gplv3.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;licenses&#x2F;rms-why-gplv3.html</a> seems to imply that that wouldn&#x27;t work, but I don&#x27;t understand why. Can someone with more experience with the GPLs enlighten me?