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

Chris Friesen
2007-06-14T21:46:53Z

Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2007, Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net> wrote:

>>*AND* the GPL has never been about making the source available to
>>everyone - just to those that get the binaries.

> Exactly. Not even to the upstream distributor. That's where Linus'
> theory of tit-for-tat falls apart.

Nope.

case 1: Upstream provides source, tivo modifies and distributes it (to
their customers).

case 2: tivo provides source, end user modifies and distributes it
(possibly to their customers, maybe to friends, possibly even to upstream).

See? Tit for tat.

Chris