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

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:39:19 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Carlo Wood <carlo@...noe.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	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>, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

> This is the main reason I dislike GPLwhatever: there is no notion
> of "orginal author". You might have written 99% of the code, that

Every literary work (including thus software) has an author, and that
author has certain rights which are implicit in them being author.

> doesn't matter. You have no rights whatsoever once you release
> something under the GPL (no more than ANYOne else).

Wrong. The author has a collection of rights which vary by jurisdiction
but which are primarily governed by the Berne Convention and its sequels
notably TRIPS.

> The GPL is nice for the community, and for the users - but very,
> very bad towards it's authors (taking all and every right you might
> have). If John Doe wants to re-release the whole kernel under

You must be using a different GPL to the rest of us.

> GPLv3, then all he needs is a website and some bandwidth.

And a very good lawyer (oh and a GPL3 as there isn't one yet...)

Alan
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