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

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Date:	Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:16:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@...hat.com>
cc:	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	Bron Gondwana <brong@...tmail.fm>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	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>
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> 
> One more time, I'm not talking about the license (the legal terms).

Ok. Then go away.

Everybody else just cares about the legal reasons.

The "legal terms" is the only reason a license *exists*. That's what a 
license *is*, for crying out loud!

If you don't care about the legal side, go and read the free software 
manifesto. That's the paper you're really arguing about.

If you want to argue about the GPLv2 *license*, then you'd better start 
caring about the legal issues. Because that is what the license is: a 
_legal_ document.

		Linus
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