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Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:57:43 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> Cc: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, debian developer <debiandev@...il.com>, "david@...g.hm" <david@...g.hm>, Tarkan Erimer <tarkan@...one.net.tr>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, mingo@...e.hu Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 > find offensive, so I don't choose to use it. It's offensive because Tivo > never did anything wrong, and the FSF even acknowledged that. The fact Not all of us agree with this for the benefit of future legal interpretation. > The GPLv2 is a *legal*license*. And no, the FSF doesn't get to define what > the words mean to suit their agenda. Agreed - everyone contributed to the kernel based upon the GPLv2. Lots of different reasons, lots of different viewpoints about GPL2 v GPL3, DRM , Treacherous Computing, etc. The commonality is not political, not a grand plan, not a grand unified social agenda but a bunch of people for whom the GPLv2 was an acceptable license for furthering their intentions whether that is education for all, a shared commons or just making a quick buck Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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