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Linus Torvalds says GPL v3 violates everything that GPLv2 stood for
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A short TFiR clip of Linus Torvalds explaining why he thinks GPLv3 violates what GPLv2 stood for. He describes why he chose GPLv2 for kernel development and his view of the FSF's approach.
Cited again and again in GPL licensing debates as the primary source for Linus's objections to GPLv3.
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