Comment Re:Well (Score 1) 298
> When the linux kernel switches to GPLv3
Which will most likely be never. The kernel is licenced under "GPLv2", not "GPLv2 or later" so changing the licence would require the permission of all the copyright holders, i.e. everyone who's code is in the kernel. Obtaining such permissions for a significan portion of the code would be a very difficult task, as would be rewriting the remaining portions of the code for no gain other than to change the licence. Of course, one could always wait for all the copyrights to exprire for some version of the kernel, but that will be a very long wait.
Which will most likely be never. The kernel is licenced under "GPLv2", not "GPLv2 or later" so changing the licence would require the permission of all the copyright holders, i.e. everyone who's code is in the kernel. Obtaining such permissions for a significan portion of the code would be a very difficult task, as would be rewriting the remaining portions of the code for no gain other than to change the licence. Of course, one could always wait for all the copyrights to exprire for some version of the kernel, but that will be a very long wait.
