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

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:44:21 +0300
From:	"Pekka Enberg" <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	"Alexandre Oliva" <aoliva@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Daniel Hazelton" <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	"Al Viro" <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Bernd Schmidt" <bernds_cb1@...nline.de>,
	"Alan Cox" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>, "Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"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

Hi Alexandre,

At some point in time, I wrote:
> > Furthermore, Linus has repeatedly explained to you why he (and bunch
> > of other _kernel_ hackers -- this is a thread on LKML, remember)
> > thinks it's stupid for a software license to restrict hardware
> > design choices.

On 6/19/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com> wrote:
> Most of these explanations carried the assumption that this would
> lower the amount of contributions he'd get.

Then may I suggest you go back and re-read those threads because
that's not at all what I am reading.

On 6/19/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com> wrote:
> Now, if people want to keep on fooling themselves, I guess they can,
> as long as they don't hurt others in the process.  If they try to fool
> others, I feel it is my moral duty to intervene.

Sure. I just wanted to point out that your "moral duty" really comes
off as "trolling" at this end. So could we please move this discussion
to maybe "moral-duties@...ts.fsf.org" or some other more appropriate
list and stop flooding LKML?

                                      Pekka
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