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

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On Jun 26, 2007, [email protected] wrote:

>> However, if the site takes the sources out, you're still responsible
>> for providing sources to those who received the sources from you from
>> that point on.  Or something like that, IANAL ;-)

> this sounds like a step backwards, you may not have the sources at
> that point if you were relying on the other site to host them.

You should have them.  This provision is not an excuse from your
obligations, it's just a pragmatic concession.

> and by the way, internet access never was a barrier that could stop
> someone from obtaining them

Back when GPLv2 was written, it really was.

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Alexandre Oliva         http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/
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