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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:24:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
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On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Tigran Aivazian wrote:
>
> Ok, but isn't it easier to rename _GPL -> _KERNEL (or _INTERNAL) if,
> indeed, that is the meaning thereof? Then, in the future, one wouldn't
> have to decide on a case by case basis like we had now (and appeal to
> Caesar :) because the intention would be clear from the name?

I agree, that is really the meaning of the _GPL thing, and it would 
probably also make people react less rabidly to the whole thing.

		Linus

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