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Linus Torvalds said that he won't convert Linux to version 3 of the General Public License, as he objects to digital rights management provisions in the proposed update.
Sun Microsystems is considering a dual-licensing move that could raise tantalising possibilities of open-source cooperation between Linux and Sun's Solaris operating system, but legal issues complicate the possibility.
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The second draft of a revised General Public License has been released, but Linus Torvalds -- founder and leader of the best-known software project governed by the GPL -- remains unconvinced of its merits.
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