Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756224AbXFMVxT (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:53:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751579AbXFMVxN (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:53:13 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:42357 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751259AbXFMVxM (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:53:12 -0400 Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:57:43 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Alexandre Oliva , Greg KH , debian developer , "david@lang.hm" , Tarkan Erimer , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton , mingo@elte.hu Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Message-ID: <20070613225743.42b80aef@the-village.bc.nu> In-Reply-To: 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> <20070610160531.GA12179@kroah.com> <20070612184110.GB7980@kroah.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.1 (GTK+ 2.10.8; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1039 Lines: 23 > find offensive, so I don't choose to use it. It's offensive because Tivo > never did anything wrong, and the FSF even acknowledged that. The fact Not all of us agree with this for the benefit of future legal interpretation. > The GPLv2 is a *legal*license*. And no, the FSF doesn't get to define what > the words mean to suit their agenda. Agreed - everyone contributed to the kernel based upon the GPLv2. Lots of different reasons, lots of different viewpoints about GPL2 v GPL3, DRM , Treacherous Computing, etc. The commonality is not political, not a grand plan, not a grand unified social agenda but a bunch of people for whom the GPLv2 was an acceptable license for furthering their intentions whether that is education for all, a shared commons or just making a quick buck Alan - 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/