Termination inevitability w/ aggregated GPLv2-only
Most redistributors, at least with regard to embedded systems, typically
include the kernel named Linux with their distribution.  As such, even
when GPLv2-or-later and/or GPLv3-{only, or-later} works are included in
the aggregation, the termination implications are effectively those of
GPLv2-only, since it's unlikely in any event the violator will remove
the GPLv2-only work (particularly if it's Linux).
			
			
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		|  | @ -874,6 +874,16 @@ Given that much discussion of v3 has focused on its so-called more | |||
| complicated requirements, it should be noted that v3 is, in this regard, | ||||
| more favorable to violators than v2. | ||||
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 | ||||
| However, note that most Linux-based systems typically include some software | ||||
| licensed under GPLv2-only, and thus the copyright holders have withheld | ||||
| permission to redistribute under terms of GPLv3.  In larger aggregate | ||||
| distributions which include GPLv2-only works (such as the kernel named | ||||
| Linux), redistributors must operate as if termination is immediate and | ||||
| permanent, since the technological remove of GPLv2-only works from the larger | ||||
| distribution requires much more engineering work than the negotiation | ||||
| required to seek restoration of rights for distribution under GPLv2-only | ||||
| after permanent termination. | ||||
| 
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| \chapter{Standard Requests} | ||||
| 
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| As we noted above, different copyright holders have different requirements | ||||
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