Not really. If you're not redistributing then you explicitly don't have to accept the GPL and may not be bound by it. If you are redistributing, then either you read and accepted the GPL or you're breaking the law. Redistributing copyrighted work is not "legal by default" the way clicking a link on a website is.
>This or any later version? Check.
The standard language is "or, at your option, any later version published by the Free Software Foundation". There is no claim there that the FSF can unilaterally change the terms.
The only concern I can see for free software is that "This software is distributed as-is without warranty" notices might not be valid if they're not prominent enough and the user isn't forced to click-through before starting the program.
Not really. If you're not redistributing then you explicitly don't have to accept the GPL and may not be bound by it. If you are redistributing, then either you read and accepted the GPL or you're breaking the law. Redistributing copyrighted work is not "legal by default" the way clicking a link on a website is.
>This or any later version? Check.
The standard language is "or, at your option, any later version published by the Free Software Foundation". There is no claim there that the FSF can unilaterally change the terms.
The only concern I can see for free software is that "This software is distributed as-is without warranty" notices might not be valid if they're not prominent enough and the user isn't forced to click-through before starting the program.