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

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Message-ID: <ork5tq1lbk.fsf@oliva.athome.lsd.ic.unicamp.br>
Date:	Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:02:07 -0300
From:	Alexandre Oliva <oliva@....ic.unicamp.br>
To:	davids@...master.com
Cc:	"Linux-Kernel\@Vger. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

On Jun 26, 2007, "David Schwartz" <davids@...master.com> wrote:

> Alexandre Oliva:

>> On Jun 26, 2007, Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com> wrote:

>> > I read your scenario of the vendor not giving you the source to
>> > mean: not directly; i.e.  they could give you a third-party
>> > download link.

>> This has never been enough to comply with GPLv2.

> A lot of people seem to say this, but I don't think it's true.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCUnchangedJustBinary and
the 3 questions after that should be enlightening as to why people say
this ;-)

    cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete
            ^^^^^^^^^^

Why would 'physically' be there if it didn't mean anything?  When
interpreting legal texts, that's one sort of question you should ask
yourself.

-- 
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