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    SubjectRe: GPLv3 Position Statement

    >Fuzzy (but realistic) logic:
    >
    > kernel != operating_system
    >
    > operating_system > kernel
    >
    > operating_system - kernel = 0
    >
    > kernel - (operating_system - kernel) < 0
    >
    >Another (license compatibility) Q. is:
    > If the (operating_system - kernel) is re-licensed under v.3 and
    > the kernel is still under v.2 , would it be possible to distribute
    > combination (kernel + (operating_system - kernel)) ?

    If by operating system you mean the surrounding userland application,
    then yes, why should there be a problem with a GPL2 kernel and a GPL3
    userland? After all, the userland is not only GPL, but also BSD and
    other stuff.

    >The last Q. is how good is the almost forgotten Hurd kernel?

    Wild guess: At most on par with Minix.



    Jan Engelhardt
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