Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 | From | Alexandre Oliva <> | Date | Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:38:08 -0300 |
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On Jun 14, 2007, "Alan Milnes" <alan@itfoundation.org.uk> wrote:
> Agreed - if you want to take my work you are welcome as long as you > contribute back your changes. That's the deal that GPL2 enforces and > why it has been so successful.
Where did you get this impression that GPLv2 enforces this deal?
It doesn't, and this is *exactly* why I dispute the claim that GPLv2 is tit-for-tat.
> GPL3 is a very different beast with a much wider agenda,
The agenda is *precisely* the same: ensure that all users are free to modify and share the licensed software.
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