[GNU-linux-libre] Linux GPLv3
There was a recent discussion about the Linux kernel and GPLv3 on a mailing list and it made me wonder how much stuff is licensed under v2 only terms. So I fed Linux-libre 3.1.4 to FOSSology so I can look for things that would get in the way of moving to v3. Not that Linus ever would, but perhaps Linux-libre could... Of the 36,944 that make up Linux-libre 3.1.4, 8,910 are GPLv2 only. That's about 24% being v2 only. I expected more. The rest are v2 or later, don't specify a version (and can therefore any use version of the GPL), or are under a permissive license that would also be compatible with v3. Is there any benefit to me doing continued research like identifying who the copyright holders of those files are or anything else? signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Linux GPLv3
So I fed Linux-libre 3.1.4 to FOSSology so I can look for things that would get in the way of moving to v3. Not that Linus ever would, but perhaps Linux-libre could... Of the 36,944 that make up Linux-libre 3.1.4, 8,910 are GPLv2 only Unless you find a way to replace those ~9000 core linux files with new, GPLv3 code, there is not much use for the research... :/ To my knowledge, there is no way Linux's license can be changed, even if Linus wanted to. Too many authors.
