linux-kernel - Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License

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Date:	Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:31:25 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
cc:	Marc Perkel <marc@...kel.com>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Maybe it's time to fork the GPL License - create the Linux
 license?


>> The idea of the new license is as follows. It would be backwards
>> compatible with GPL2. It's would eliminate the "or later" clause because
>> we have already seen the potential for abuse there.
>
> The "or later" clause is not part of the actual license. It's part of
> the preamble.

It's mentioned in the preamble, but it is actually a part of the license 
tag you put in your code. </nitpick>


Jan Engelhardt
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