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    SubjectRe: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders
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    Simon Oosthoek <simon.oosthoek@ti-wmc.nl> wrote:

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    > really? if it was dual licensed (that's what I meant, perhaps the "or"
    > should be an "and"? ;-), v2 in the kernel and v3(or any later version,
    > etc.), if the code is used outside of the kernel, it would "fall back
    > to" v3+ as soon as it's taken out of the kernel and used in something
    > else.

    Then, due to the GPLv2 license, anybody can take the version in the kernel
    and distribute it further under GPLv2. Exactly because GPL is about keeping
    such roads open.
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