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

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:48:13 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	Bron Gondwana <brong@...tmail.fm>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	debian developer <debiandev@...il.com>, david@...g.hm,
	Tarkan Erimer <tarkan@...one.net.tr>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 03:20:39PM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Jun 18, 2007, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
> > From the very _beginning_ of the v3 process the kernel developers
> > have showed their objection to that section of the license, and we
> > were told, to our face, with no uncertian terms, that it was going
> > to stay, in one form or another, no matter what we thought or said
> > about it.
> 
> This sounds about right.
> 
> > So, why would we want to waste our time filling out web forms after
> > that?
> 
> If you're adamantly favorable to permitting any form of Tivoization
> whatsoever, don't bother.

For the record, I completely feel that what Tivo did was both legally
correct[1], and the correct thing to do for their system, and would
fight _very_ hard any attempt to change the Linux kernel's license that
would prevent this usage model.

So I will not bother anymore.

greg k-h

[1] The FSF lawyers also agree with this.
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