>> The GPL requires that derived works of GPL'ed works be GPL'ed.
>>
>>
>>The authors of GPLed works may make exceptions. I urge the authors of Linux
>>to refuse and discourage requests for such exceptions, and to speak plainly
>>about unauthorized violations.
> Please post the relevant lines from the GNU GPL document that say
> that an author may make exceptions. I have read it several times
> and can not find it. Perhaps my copy of the GPL is not
> authentic.
It's not GPL. It's basic copyright law: author can issue product as many times
as he wants. Even if such licenses are incompatible. GPL restricts all, except
authors (or cpyright holders to be exact :-) Of course in case of product with
few authors all authors should agree on terms ...
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