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Re:Kotlin doesn’t need an LLVM backend (2016) by antnisp on Monday May 01, 2017 @01:45PM (#14239727)
Linux is famously GPLv2.
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Re:Kotlin doesn’t need an LLVM backend (2016) by georgemcbay on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:15PM (#14241698)
I suspect the parent post is aware of that but worded the post in a confusing way for a medium in which you can't use tone to convey added meaning.

By "Linux doesn't use GPLv3?", I think the poster meant essentially "But...? Linux doesn't use GPLv3".

In any case, the idea is a valid point. The GPLv2 and the GPLv3 are substantially different and it isn't that surprising that some people who were okay with GPLv2 terms are not okay with GPLv3 terms.

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