Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:32:26 +0000 (GMT) | From | Paul Jakma <> | Subject | Re: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders |
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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
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