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

Alan Cox
2007-06-14T01:42:45Z

> I haven't looked into what Harald Welte did, but I'd be surprised if someone
> tried following suit in America and had as much success.

One of the distinct advantages of German law over the US system (and to a
large extent the UK system its based upon) is that German law favours
justice over money.

> > AFAIK there haven't been any court rulings on this issue, and it could
> > even be that courts in different countries will decide differently.
>
> Agreed.

That in theory shouldn't happen as the conventions on copyright are
supposed to stop that mess occuring.