> Obviously some lawyer would make the case that it's not a new version since it has drastically different text, That's exactly what I meant with lawyers<->ner

> Obviously some lawyer would make the case that it's not a new version since it has drastically different text, That's exactly what I meant with lawyers<->nerds: publishing a radically different version is a nice hack, but may not hold up legally. > but at that point we're well into moot, counterfactual realms. That's what I meant with confusion. If the legal situation isn't entirely clear, the kernel team, distros and related companies might very well decide to play it safe.