linux-kernel - Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

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Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:12:02 -0300
From:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Tarkan Erimer <tarkan@...one.net.tr>,
	debian developer <debiandev@...il.com>,
	"david\@lang.hm" <david@...g.hm>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Jun 12, 2007, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> 
>> Per this reasoning, Sun wouldn't be waiting for GPLv3, and it would
>> have already released the OpenSolaris kernel under GPLv2, would it
>> not? ;-)

> Umm. You are making the fundamental mistake of thinking that Sun is in 
> this to actually further some open-source agenda.

Err, no.  I was merely questioning Ingo's reasoning that Sun wanted
Linux's drivers as badly as he made it seem.  All the fuss about
waiting for and going to GPLv3 wouldn't get them that.  Moving to
GPLv2 would, and still, they aren't doing it.  That was my point.

FWIW, I share most of your assessment and wait-and-see attitude about
Sun's situation.

-- 
Alexandre Oliva         http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/
FSF Latin America Board Member         http://www.fsfla.org/
Red Hat Compiler Engineer   aoliva@...dhat.com, gcc.gnu.org}
Free Software Evangelist  oliva@...d.ic.unicamp.br, gnu.org}
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