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

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Message-Id: <200706151800.31826.dhazelton@enter.net>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:00:31 -0400
From:	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>
To:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Nicolas Mailhot" <nicolas.mailhot@...oste.net>,
	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Friday 15 June 2007 17:24:24 Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Jun 15, 2007, Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net> wrote:
> >> PS: Note that Stallmans motivation was *SOURCE* *CODE* *ACCESS* -
> >> nothing
> >
> > else.
>
> Not, it was to be able to modify the behavior of the printer, and he
> needed the source code in order to do that.  Even for a tivoized
> printer, this would be enough, understanding that the signature is a
> functional portion and thus the corresponding sources must be
> included.

You totally ignored all the evidence to the contrary, and have made use of 
clever, circular logic. He needed access to the code to make a modification 
he'd made for other printers. But that doesn't change the facts. Its about 
source code access. It has *NEVER* been about being able to run program X on 
platform Y. It has been about the ability to change Program X to do task Y. 
If the distinction between "run" and "modify to perform a task" isn't clear 
to you, then I have no hope of you ever understanding my statement or the 
truth of it.

DRH

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