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2 Note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as this project
3 is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
4 v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
5
6 HOWEVER, in order to allow a migration to GPLv3 if that seems like
7 a good idea, I also ask that people involved with the project make
8 their preferences known. In particular, if you trust me to make that
9 decision, you might note so in your copyright message, ie something
10 like
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12 This file is licensed under the GPL v2, or a later version
13 at the discretion of Linus.
14
15 might avoid issues. But we can also just decide to synchronize and
16 contact all copyright holders on record if/when the occasion arises.
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18 Linus Torvalds
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