Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Linux & GPLv3

[Rubén Rodríguez]

> So I fed Linux-libre 3.1.4 to FOSSology so I can look for things that
> would get in the way of moving to v3. Not that Linus ever would, but
> perhaps Linux-libre could...
> 
> Of the 36,944 that make up Linux-libre 3.1.4, 8,910 are GPLv2 only

Unless you find a way to replace those ~9000 core linux files with new,
GPLv3 code, there is not much use for the research... :/

To my knowledge, there is no way Linux's license can be changed, even
if Linus wanted to. Too many authors.