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  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_ license (ie v2), unless explicitly otherwise
+ stated.
+
 			Linus Torvalds
 
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