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    SubjectRe: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders
    Linus Torvalds wrote:
    > I _literally_ feel that we do not - as software developers - have the
    > moral right to enforce our rules on hardware manufacturers. We are not
    > crusaders, trying to force people to bow to our superior God. We are
    > trying to show others that co-operation and openness works better.
    >
    >

    Then I have to ask, why GPL and not a BSD license? GPL is after all,
    forcing our beliefs onto anyone who wishes to benefit from our work.

    Rgds
    Pierre

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