linux-kernel - Re: how about mutual compatibility between Linux's GPLv2 and GPLv3?

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Date:	Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:15:23 -0300
From:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	davids@...master.com,
	"Linux-Kernel\@Vger. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: how about mutual compatibility between Linux's GPLv2 and GPLv3?

On Jun 22, 2007, Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 01:26:54AM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> No, this thread was about additional permissions to combine with other
>> licenses.  I didn't suggest anything about relicensing whatsoever,
>> that's all noise out of not understanding the suggestion.

> And that constitutes the change of license.

I stand corrected.  I misread what you wrote as "relicensing under
GPLv3, or GPLv2+".  Sorry.

> Suppose ZFS _is_ pulled into the tree via that mechanism.

Or even kept outside, such that third parties can create a combined
work and distribute that.

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