Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755209AbXFNSbE (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:31:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751202AbXFNSaz (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:30:55 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:53153 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751063AbXFNSay (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:30:54 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:16:26 -0400 From: Bill Nottingham To: Alexandre Oliva Cc: Bron Gondwana , Alan Cox , Chris Adams , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 Message-ID: <20070614181626.GF3522@nostromo.devel.redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Alexandre Oliva , Bron Gondwana , Alan Cox , Chris Adams , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20070614013214.GA1124293@hiwaay.net> <20070614025248.6e0f72f0@the-village.bc.nu> <20070614041041.GA6788@brong.net> <20070614070006.GA7393@brong.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 999 Lines: 21 Alexandre Oliva (aoliva@redhat.com) said: > > Sure, if they make any changes or fixes to Linux. Other than that, > > only the same benefit that Microsoft get from Windows piracy - TiVo > > employees become familiar with Linux and are more likely to use it > > and maybe contribute more in another job later. > > Now, what if TiVO actually permitted all of its customers to make > changes or fixes to Linux, and become familiar with it and become more > likely to use it and maybe contribute more later? a) there's nothing that prevents a Tivo user from changing or fixing Linux completely outside of the Tivo b) the 'interesting' bits that someone would modify the Tivo to change *aren't actually the bits that everyone is kvetching about here* Bill - 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/