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

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Message-ID: <ord4zwu13c.fsf@oliva.athome.lsd.ic.unicamp.br>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:42:15 -0300
From:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	Florin Malita <fmalita@...il.com>,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	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

On Jun 15, 2007, Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> wrote:

> On Friday 15 June 2007 15:28:29 Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> On Jun 15, 2007, Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> wrote:
>> > On Thursday 14 June 2007 22:25:57 Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> >> Is the signature not derived from the bits in the GPLed component, as
>> >> much as it is derived from the key?

>> > Actually, you can't copyright, trademark, or patent a number.

>> Agreed.  And this counter-argument of yours is a distraction.

>> I was careful to not talk about "derived work". 

> "Is the signature not derived from X as much as it is derived from Y."

> "I was careful to not talk about "derived work"."

> Which personality of yours am I currently addressing?

The one that speaks English, not Legalese.  IANAL.

Last I looked it up, "derived" was a plain-English word.

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