On Sun, 10 Jun 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:

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> I have yet to see any actual *reasons* for licensing under the GPLv3,

> though.

Btw, if Sun really _is_ going to release OpenSolaris under GPLv3, that

_may_ be a good reason. I don't think the GPLv3 is as good a license as

v2, but on the other hand, I'm pragmatic, and if we can avoid having two

kernels with two different licenses and the friction that causes, I at

least see the _reason_ for GPLv3. As it is, I don't really see a reason at

all.
I personally doubt it will happen, but hey, I didn't really expect them to

open-source Java either(*), so it's not like I'm infallible in my

predictions.
				Linus
(*) And I've been pushing for that since before they even released it - I

walked out on Bill Joy at a private event where they discussed their

horrible previous Java license.

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