Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754069AbXFUDCb (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:02:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754054AbXFUDCQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:02:16 -0400 Received: from 24-75-174-210-st.chvlva.adelphia.net ([24.75.174.210]:55913 "EHLO sanosuke.troilus.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758500AbXFUDCP (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:02:15 -0400 To: davids@webmaster.com Cc: Subject: Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 References: From: Michael Poole Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:02:14 -0400 In-Reply-To: (David Schwartz's message of "Wed\, 20 Jun 2007 19\:53\:25 -0700") Message-ID: <87abuuqabt.fsf@graviton.dyn.troilus.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) 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: 1200 Lines: 26 David Schwartz writes: >> There is a lot of grey and/or arguable area about what constitutes a >> GPL-encumbered collective work versus mere aggregation. > > I think it's technically/legally clear what the standards are, but certainly > arguable whether particular works meet that standard. If the choice of works > to combine is sufficiently creative (above and beyond any choices dictated > by functional considerations), it's a GPL-encumbered collective work. > > I don't think it's arguable that a signature shipped along with a binary is > a collective work. In any event, if that were true, I think we should be > able to agree that Linus would be required to release his kernel signing > keys. The distinction between GPL-covered works and "mere aggregation" is not a function only of legal classifications. If it were, the GPL would be worded differently than it is -- and have different effects than most people believe it does. Michael Poole - 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/