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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
@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@AmyZenunim This repository (linux/linux) has been archived and is now read-only.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