Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 26th Jan 2006 02:21 UTC, submitted by Moparx
Linus posted on the Linux Kernel Mailing List today and said that the kernel will not be moving to GPLv3. "The Linux kernel is under the GPL version 2. Not anything else. Some individual files are licenceable under v3, but not the kernel in general. And quite frankly, I don't see that changing."
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2005-08-28
I sort of doubt the reluctant Sure it's well known he has his differences with Stallman and folk, however I seem to recall him saying that putting Linux under GPL was one of the best moves he made. I also seem to remember that he adopted the GPL after hearing speech detailing it (by Stallman perhaps?), and was actually rather enthused by the idea. Though if I also remember correctly the very early versions of Linux were not GPL, but under some other type of free'ish license he might have concocted himself (was there a no-commmercial clause or something?...)