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> FWIW, this issue is essentially entirely caused by Linus, who refuses to use or accept GPL3.

That's a bit disingenuous. Linus has said no to the GPLv3, yes, but his reasons for doing so have merit.



The very fact that the GPL v3 is incompatible with v2 indicates that v2 has something the v3 takes away, no matter how well-meaning that was.


What the GPL3 takes a way is a loophole to violate the spirit of the GPL without violating the letter of the GPL2.


Linus's reasons for causing this issue having merit does not mean he wasn't entirely the cause of the issue: those are unrelated axes.




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