“[GPL] version 3 was not a good "here we give you version 2" and then we try to sneak in this new rules and try force everyone to upgrade; that was the part I disliked. The FSF did really sneaky stuff, downright immoral in my opinion.”

— Linus Torvalds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmHRSeA2c8&t=49m37s
DebConf 14: Q&A with Linus Torvalds
DebConf 2014 Portland
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49min37
2014
Daniel Gillmore, Ana Guerrerero López.
2010s, 2014

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