2006-01-30 17:06:17

by Horst H. von Brand

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Subject: Re: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders

Simon Oosthoek <[email protected]> wrote:

[...]

> really? if it was dual licensed (that's what I meant, perhaps the "or"
> should be an "and"? ;-), v2 in the kernel and v3(or any later version,
> etc.), if the code is used outside of the kernel, it would "fall back
> to" v3+ as soon as it's taken out of the kernel and used in something
> else.

Then, due to the GPLv2 license, anybody can take the version in the kernel
and distribute it further under GPLv2. Exactly because GPL is about keeping
such roads open.
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