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

Alexandre Oliva
2007-06-16T01:43:47Z

On Jun 15, 2007, Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> wrote:

> On Friday 15 June 2007 15:28:29 Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> On Jun 15, 2007, Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> wrote:
>> > On Thursday 14 June 2007 22:25:57 Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> >> Is the signature not derived from the bits in the GPLed component, as
>> >> much as it is derived from the key?

>> > Actually, you can't copyright, trademark, or patent a number.

>> Agreed. And this counter-argument of yours is a distraction.

>> I was careful to not talk about "derived work".

> "Is the signature not derived from X as much as it is derived from Y."

> "I was careful to not talk about "derived work"."

> Which personality of yours am I currently addressing?

The one that speaks English, not Legalese. IANAL.

Last I looked it up, "derived" was a plain-English word.

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