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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:21:34 -0800 (PST)
From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@tutopia.com>
To: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>
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( Sorry everyone about my email not wrapping text anymore :( )

----- Original Message ----

> 
> I never took care about GPLv2 and v3
> > differences but know, this seems to come to relevance in some way.
> 
> I don't seem to understand this.  Why should gpl v3 affect the OS?  The
> output of the compiler isn't affected by the license.  Is it?
> 


Perhaps we just want to avoid trouble to our commercial co-developers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSF_vs._Cisco

cheers,

    Pedro.