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

Alexandre Oliva
2007-06-19T22:46:42Z

On Jun 19, 2007, david@lang.hm wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>
>> Once again, now with clearer starting conditions (not intended to
>> match TiVo in any way, BTW; don't get into that distraction)
>>
>>
>> Vendor doesn't care about tivoizing, their business works the same
>> either way.
>>
>> Vendor's employees will contribute the same, one way or another, so
>> their contributions are out of the equation.

> no, this is what you are missing.

No, this is just one of many possible situations.

You're just thinking of a different scenario, in which tivoization is
important for the tivoizer. We'll get to that.

Please be patient. Don't get the illusion that you're disputing or
weakening the argument with these statements. Disputing premises of a
logical inference is pointless as far as disputing a larger argument
that this particular lemma would be a part of.

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