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From: Bradley M. Kuhn The GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers is comprised of copyright
+holders in the kernel, Linux, who have contributed to Linux under its
+license, the
+GPLv2. These copyright holders have formally asked Conservancy to engage
+in compliance efforts for their copyrights in the Linux kernel. Historically, Conservancy was well-known for its ongoing license
+compliance efforts on behalf of its BusyBox member project. In May
+2012, Conservancy
+announced a coordinated compliance effort on behalf of its BusyBox and
+Samba projects, and also launched this unique project, called the GPL
+Compliance Project for Linux Developers, which handles compliance and
+enforcement activities on behalf of more than a dozen Linux copyright
+holders. Conservancy's GPL Compliance Project is run in a collaborative manner with
+the project developers. All copyright holders involved have the opportunity
+to give input and guidance on Conservancy's strategy in dealing with
+compliance issues. Thus, all Conservancy's compliance matter have full
+support of relevant copyright holders. Conservancy is dedicated to encouraging all users of software to comply
+ with Free Software licenses. Toward this goal, in its compliance efforts,
+ Conservancy helps distributors of Free Software in a friendly spirit of
+ cooperation and participation. Those who are interested in how Conservancy handles GPL enforcement and
+ compliance work should read in
+ detail our
+ blog post outlining the process. If you are aware of a license violation or compliance issue regarding
+ Linux, or
+ any Conservancy member
+ project (and in particular BusyBox, Evergreen, Inkscape, Mercurial,
+ Samba, Sugar Labs, or Wine),
+ please contact us by email at
+ <compliance@sfconservancy.org> Finally, Conservancy welcomes earmarked donations in support of the GPL
+ Compliance Project for Linux Developers. Use the PayPal link below,
+ or any of our other donation
+ methods. Be sure to mention “GPL Compliance Project for Linux
+ Developers” in the memo line or description field of the
+ donation.GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers
+
+
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-The GPL Compliance Project for Linux Developers is comprised of copyright holders in the kernel, Linux, who have contributed to Linux