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

[david@lang.hm]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:

> On Jun 20, 2007, "Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 19/06/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > On Jun 18, 2007, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > > > In the GPLv3 world, we have already discussed in this thread how you can
> > > > follow the GPLv3 by making the TECHNICALLY INFERIOR choice of using a ROM
> > > > instead of using a flash device.
> > >
> > > Yes.  This is one option that doesn't bring any benefits to anyone.
> > > It maintains the status quo for users and the community, but it loses
> > > the ability for the vendor to upgrade, fix or otherwise control the
> > > users.  Bad for the vendor.
>
> > Also bad for the user
>
> We already know the vendor doesn't care about the user, so why should
> we take this into account when analyzing the reasoning of the vendor?

no, we don't know this. you attribute the reason for the lockdown to be 
anti-user. others view it as being pro-user becouse it lets the user get 
functionality that they wouldn't have access to otherwise.

David Lang
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