Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750968AbWIYPaL (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:30:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750977AbWIYPaL (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:30:11 -0400 Received: from smtp8.orange.fr ([193.252.22.23]:61675 "EHLO smtp-msa-out08.orange.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750968AbWIYPaK (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:30:10 -0400 X-ME-UUID: 20060925153008968.EC8A91C001EA@mwinf0809.orange.fr Subject: Re: GPLv3 Position Statement From: Xavier Bestel To: James Bottomley Cc: linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <1158941750.3445.31.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> References: <1158941750.3445.31.camel@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1159198204.9736.7.camel@capoeira> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-1) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:30:04 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 824 Lines: 19 On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 18:15, James Bottomley wrote: > [...] we > foresee the release of GPLv3 portends the Balkanisation of the entire Open > Source Universe upon which we rely. This Balkanisation, which will be > manifested by distributions being forced to fork various packages in order > to get consistent licences, has the potential to inflict massive collateral > damage upon our entire ecosystem and jeopardise the very utility and > survival of Open Source. [...] This language looks terribly like US politician bullshit. Maybe you should reformulate that "paper". Xav - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/