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Re:60x speed-up of Linux “perf” by tyree731 on Thursday September 09, 2021 @04:07PM (#28474062)
> FWIW, this issue is essentially entirely caused by Linus, who refuses to use or accept GPL3.

That's a bit disingenuous. Linus has said no to the GPLv3, yes, but his reasons for doing so have merit.

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Re:60x speed-up of Linux “perf” by bombcar on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:30PM (#28476408)
The very fact that the GPL v3 is incompatible with v2 indicates that v2 has something the v3 takes away, no matter how well-meaning that was.
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Re:60x speed-up of Linux “perf” by account42 on Friday September 10, 2021 @05:42AM (#28479421)
What the GPL3 takes a way is a loophole to violate the spirit of the GPL without violating the letter of the GPL2.
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Re:60x speed-up of Linux “perf” by saurik on Friday September 10, 2021 @12:38AM (#28477869)
Linus's reasons for causing this issue having merit does not mean he wasn't entirely the cause of the issue: those are unrelated axes.
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