Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3

[Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>]

>   Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
>   covered by this License; they are outside its scope.  The act of
>   running the Program is not restricted, ...
> 
> The license does not cover running of the program.  It doesn't restrict
> it, but it doesn't cover it.  Claiming otherwise is turning the GPL into
> yet another dreaded EULA.

For many juridisctions loading from disk into memory is copying and in
some from memory to CPU cache a second copy. This is one reason as I
understand it GPLv3 talks about "conveying" - to avoid that mess and
confusion.

>   In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program
>   with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of
>   a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under
>   the scope of this License.
> 
> TiVo's firmware (and any restrictions it may carry) is not affected by
> the GPLv2.

Really irrelevant to the discussion. Tivo's firmware is up to them.
Whether the resulting system permits them to include GPLv2 software with
it is what matters.

Alan
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