key: gpl-2.0-kernel
is_deprecated: yes
replaced_by:
  - gpl-2.0 WITH linux-syscall-exception-gpl
short_name: GPL 2.0 with Kernel Exception
name: GPL 2.0 with Kernel Exception
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Linux Foundation
notes: replaced by linux-syscall-exception-gpl
is_exception: yes
text: |
  NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel
   services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use
   of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
   Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software
   Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux
   kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it.

   Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel
   is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not
   v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.

  Linus Torvalds

  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.