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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by dec0dedab0de on Friday April 10, 2026 @04:19PM (#47723170)
All code must be compatible with GPL-2.0-only

Am I being too pedantic if I point out that it is quite possible for code to be compatible with GPL-2.0 and other licenses at the same time? Or is this a term that is well understood?

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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by compyman on Friday April 10, 2026 @04:25PM (#47723247)
You might be being too pedantic :)

https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-2.0-only.html It's a specific GPL license (as opposed to GPL 2.0-later)

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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by philipov on Friday April 10, 2026 @04:24PM (#47723231)
GPL-2.0-only is the name of a license. One word. It is an alternative to GPL-2.0-or-later.
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Re:AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel by kbelder on Friday April 10, 2026 @07:23PM (#47725111)
Right, the final hyphen changes the meaning of the sentence.

"GPL-2.0-only" "GPL-2.0 only"

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