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Why is Linux still licensed as GPLv2? There can be many valid reasons to not want to move to GPLv3 beyond hating software freedom.
by huxley 10y ago
Why is Linux still licensed as GPLv2? There can be many valid reasons to not want to move to GPLv3 beyond hating software freedom.
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- rincebrain 10y agoLinux is under GPLv2 explicitly, not the "GPLv2 or later" that a number of projects adopt. Linux also doesn't require copyright assignment, so there's no one entity that could change the license - it would be an enormous PITA, and a number of people would refuse for various reasons (people doing work for companies that chafe under the TiVo clauses or the patent clauses...) Plus, Linus himself likely wouldn't relicense his contributions, so that's a nonstarter. [1] [1] - http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0601.3/0559.html http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0601.3/0559.html