Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762195AbXFJR3o (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:29:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758258AbXFJR3i (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:29:38 -0400 Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:39558 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757409AbXFJR3h (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:29:37 -0400 Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:29:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Linus Torvalds To: Tarkan Erimer cc: debian developer , "david@lang.hm" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton , mingo@elte.hu, greg@kroah.com Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 In-Reply-To: <466C0901.4000405@netone.net.tr> Message-ID: References: <466A3EC6.6030706@netone.net.tr> <18026.16739.228277.938421@notabene.brown> <20070609071231.GL2649@lug-owl.de> <466BB9B0.5030908@netone.net.tr> <466BCBBC.90305@netone.net.tr> <466C0901.4000405@netone.net.tr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1023 Lines: 26 On Sun, 10 Jun 2007, Tarkan Erimer wrote: > > > > Last heard, Linus was quite impressed with the toned down version of > > the final draft of GPLv3. I was impressed in the sense that it was a hell of a lot better than the disaster that were the earlier drafts. I still think GPLv2 is simply the better license. I consider dual-licensing unlikely (and technically quite hard), but at least _possible_ in theory. I have yet to see any actual *reasons* for licensing under the GPLv3, though. All I've heard are shrill voices about "tivoization" (which I expressly think is ok) and panicked worries about Novell-MS (which seems way overblown, and quite frankly, the argument seems to not so much be about the Novell deal, as about an excuse to push the GPLv3). Linus - 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/