key: linux-syscall-exception-gpl
short_name: Linux Syscall Exception to GPL
name: Linux Syscall Exception to GPL
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Linux Foundation
is_exception: yes
spdx_license_key: Linux-syscall-note
other_urls:
  - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
  - https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/COPYING
standard_notice: |
  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.
ignorable_copyrights:
  - copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation
ignorable_holders:
  - the Free Software Foundation
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