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DateFri, 20 Jan 2006 14:34:02 -0500
FromPatrick McLean <>
SubjectRe: GPL V3 and Linux
Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:49:44 -0700
> "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> Cudos to Stallman, The patent retaliation clause is exactly what has 
>> been missing.  The inclusion of custom binaries was a little vague, but
>> the net of it is that the end user can combine the separate parts, and 
>> have the freedom to do so given the GPL3 terms.  Any concensus on 
>> whether Linux will move to GPL3?   
> 
> No consensus exists, and it would require agreement from all the copyright
> holders.
> 

I don't think the kernel is going to move to v3, it's licensed 
specifically as v2, this is from the top of COPYING:

 >  Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
 >  is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
 >  v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.

Also, given that several of the copyright holders in the kernel are 
dead, I don't think we will be able to obtain permission.

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