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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.
 
+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.
+
 \chapter{Standard Requests}
 
 As we noted above, different copyright holders have different requirements