On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:14:14 -0300, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:41:23 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> 
>>> I wasn't aware which exact licence Linux uses.
>> 
>> Technically, it doesn't, though many distributions provide an EULA of
>> sorts.  Each component can have its own copyright and license terms.
> 
> Linux, as a *kernel*, of course has a license. It's the GPLv2.

True, though it is commonly referred to as "the Linux kernel" - the usage 
Andy wrote about (GNU/Linux) is a system, components of which are under a 
variety of licenses. :-)

> A GNU/Linux operating system distribution, to use Stallman-compliant
> terminology nitpicking, is a package of a lot of software that may each
> have its own licensing.

Yup.  :-)

Jim

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