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

Bernd Schmidt
2007-06-17T00:17:34Z

Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> On Jun 16, 2007, Bernd Schmidt <bernds_cb1@t-online.de> wrote:
>
>> Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>> On Jun 15, 2007, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What this means for the FSF goals if Tivo get up one morning and switch
>>>> their system firmware to ROM however is interesting 8)
>>> I'm not the FSF, and I don't speak for it, but it seems to me that
>>> this would be "mission accomplished".
>
>> This is insane. You start with a lofty ideal involving "freedom", and
>> when you end up with a meaningless technicality (and in technical terms
>> a change for the worse) you consider it a victory?
>
> It accomplishes the mission in that everyone is on the same grounds.
> Same freedom for everyone.

See, that's the problem I have with your arguments. "Same freedom for
everyone" is a political slogan. It is not a reasoned thought. "We
must stop terrorists" is also a political slogan, and the consequence
"Tivo should install ROMs so they don't have more rights than users" is
about equivalent as a victory for freedom as disallowing liquids in hand
luggage is a victory against terrorism. Both are nonsensical
consequences of a political agenda that is applied without thought.

Bernd