Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030397AbWI2HTS (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:19:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030398AbWI2HTS (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:19:18 -0400 Received: from mail1.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.169]:35849 "EHLO mail1.webmaster.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030397AbWI2HTQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:19:16 -0400 From: "David Schwartz" To: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: RE: GPLv3 Position Statement Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:18:57 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <17692.35028.84683.896718@cse.unsw.edu.au> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Importance: Normal X-Authenticated-Sender: joelkatz@webmaster.com X-Spam-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:21:42 -0800 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 206.171.168.138 X-Return-Path: davids@webmaster.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Reply-To: davids@webmaster.com X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:21:43 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 697 Lines: 18 > Interestingly, 2.b seem to say that if I received a program under > GPLv2, and I pass it on, then I must pass it on under GPLv2-only... > So to be able to distribute something written today under GPLv3 (when > it comes into existence), you must be the original or have received it > directly from the original author.... The GPL *cannot* say that. The GPL can only fail to give you rights, it cannot take rights you would otherwise have away. DS - 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/