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

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Message-ID: <20070615005501.0503daeb@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:55:01 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>,
	Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>,
	"Daniel Hazelton" <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"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

> B) There are actually manufacturers who would be happy with your straw man.  
> Lots of companies in the far east produce products that infringe on patents 
> from 30 different competitors, and rather than try to license everything 
> (which isn't even always possible) they spin off a shell company (or nested 
> series thereof), design and manufacture a product, sell a production run of 
> them into the distribution channel, and then dissolve the shell company 
> before the inventory hits retailers.  But the time anybody is in a position 

This isn't just done for IPR, in fact in many fields IPR is a non-issue.
The primary reason for this practice is to render US health and safety
regulation irrelevant and to prevent class action suits if/when your
device kills someone.

Alan

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