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In September 2024, "Ty Coon" was replaced with "Moe Ghoul" in the official text file for GPL v2, without changing the version number or URL. (lemmy.ca)

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Old: https://web.archive.org/web/20240917143456/http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt

New: https://web.archive.org/web/20240919194602/http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt

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[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't seem like anyone was calling them out in that. They're pointing out that it might be a good idea to change it, but I digress, I'll stand corrected here.