From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@mac.com>,
davids@webmaster.com, clemens@endorphin.org
Subject: Re: GPL version, "at your option"?
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:50:40 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200411172150.40799.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D5D0803-3907-11D9-85DC-000393ACC76E@mac.com>
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 09:12 pm, Kyle Moffett wrote:
> > Suppose GPL version 3 has no requirement that you make the source
> > available. I can then ship Linux without making any source available
> > at all
> > by claiming that I'm using that later version at my option.
>
> And I can equally legally demand the sources under GPL version 2, at my
> option, and you will be forced to give them to me, not at your option
> :-D.
Yes, but the additions I made will be GPLv3 only (no sources). So I will
gladly provide you with the sources off kernel.org and you will never see
the sources for a driver I wrote. See?
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-18 2:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-16 14:08 GPL version, "at your option"? Fruhwirth Clemens
2004-11-16 14:35 ` Erik Mouw
2004-11-16 14:58 ` Fruhwirth Clemens
2004-11-16 14:40 ` Charles Cazabon
2004-11-17 15:07 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-17 16:33 ` Michael Poole
2004-11-17 16:09 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-16 14:48 ` Tim Schmielau
2004-11-16 15:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-11-17 15:09 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-17 16:28 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-11-17 16:16 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-17 17:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-11-17 21:11 ` Jesper Juhl
2004-11-16 15:38 ` James Morris
2004-11-18 1:04 ` David Schwartz
2004-11-18 2:12 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-11-18 2:50 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2004-11-18 3:11 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-11-18 4:54 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-11-18 15:46 ` David Schwartz
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