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uhhhhh. gnu.org no longer hosts the HTML pages about or containing the GPL??? neither https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html nor https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html work. what the hell
(2000's microsoft voice) the evil has been defeated
violating the GPL by relying on the version hosted by checks notes the Free Software Foundation
looks like they reverted it now
@hikari the GPL has been deprecated in favour of a Contributor License Agreement, written by Google (who owns Linux)
@AmyZenunim This repository (linux/linux) has been archived and is now read-only. Please use (aosp/kernel) from now on.
An update on Linux
Date: 5 May 2023
We're excited to announce that Linux, which is part of the Android Open Source Project, will be changing its name to Kernel.
An update on Kernel
Date: 12 June 2023
Kernel has served Android well. Long-timers may recall that, once upon a time, it was called Linux.
Now that we have completed the transition from Kernel to Fuchsia Core on all supported platforms (Pixel, Chrome, and participating partner handsets), Kernel will be transitioning to a community governance model. Alphabet Platforms Inc has donated Kernel to the Apache Software Foundation, effective as of this writing.
@AmyZenunim wait fuck I should have made a joke about Kernel (old) (Linux) and Kernel (new) (Fuchsia)
27 January 2024
We're announcing the discontinuation of the Android platform. As of June 1st, 2024, all Android and Android-based devices will cease functioning