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

Pekka Enberg
2007-06-19T20:44:31Z

Hi Alexandre,

At some point in time, I wrote:
> > Furthermore, Linus has repeatedly explained to you why he (and bunch
> > of other _kernel_ hackers -- this is a thread on LKML, remember)
> > thinks it's stupid for a software license to restrict hardware
> > design choices.

On 6/19/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> Most of these explanations carried the assumption that this would
> lower the amount of contributions he'd get.

Then may I suggest you go back and re-read those threads because
that's not at all what I am reading.

On 6/19/07, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
> Now, if people want to keep on fooling themselves, I guess they can,
> as long as they don't hurt others in the process. If they try to fool
> others, I feel it is my moral duty to intervene.

Sure. I just wanted to point out that your "moral duty" really comes
off as "trolling" at this end. So could we please move this discussion
to maybe "moral-duties@lists.fsf.org" or some other more appropriate
list and stop flooding LKML?

Pekka