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SubjectRe: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> And btw, the GPL (the license text) is not incompatible with itself. Yes,
> the license says
>
> "Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
> of this license document, but changing it is not allowed."

Right, that's to discourage any hasty and likely ill-advised 'local'
changes to the GPL. The FSF do grant permission to modify the GPL
though:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifyGPL

regards,
--
Paul Jakma paul@clubi.ie paul@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A
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If there is no wind, row.
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