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

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:18:59 +0100
From:	David Greaves <david@...eaves.com>
To:	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>
Cc:	Michael Gerdau <mgd@...hnosis.de>,
	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@...lub.uwaterloo.ca>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	debian developer <debiandev@...il.com>,
	"david@...g.hm" <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

Daniel Hazelton wrote:
>> Now for a different PoV:
>> Do I think Tivoisation is bad for the community ?
>> Of course I think it is but your mileage may vary.
> 
> And I happen to agree with you. What I disagree with is taking steps to 
> make "bad == illegal". I also have a problem with doing things that force my 
> viewpoint on other people.

Surely it's more:
   bad == go away and don't use future improvements to our software anymore please.
??

*If* you think it's bad (Linus doesn't as far as the kernel goes) then isn't it 
reasonable to exclude 'bad for the community' from the community?

This isn't retroactive - they can continue to use any V2 software they had, they 
wouldn't be able to use V3 developments.

That seems to me to be a very, very reasonable thing to do (and very much *not* 
bad == illegal IMHO)

David

PS well, I was just seeing if anyone had fixed my libata/md bug yet but this 
seemed more interesting.
PPS and Tejun has, I'm off...
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