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

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:02:24 -0400
From:	Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms@....edu>
To:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Sean <seanlkml@...patico.ca>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, 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

Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com> writes:

> On Jun 14, 2007, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hmm...  So, if someone takes one of the many GPLv2+ contributions and
>>> makes improvements under GPLv3+, you're going to make an effort to
>>> accept them, rather than rejecting them because they're under the
>>> GPLv3?

>> You *cannot* make GPLv3-only contributions to the kernel.

> I can make improvements to GPLv2+ files under GPLv3 (or rather will,
> after GPLv3 is published).

You can do that, but you won't be able to distribute those changes along
with the rest of the kernel.

-- 
Jeremy Maitin-Shepard
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