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

Alexandre Oliva
2007-06-16T19:30:41Z

On Jun 16, 2007, Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net> wrote:

> They are not keeping a priviledge over the *SOFTWARE* at all. They
> are keeping a priviledge over the *HARDWARE*.

No, they're using the hardware (along with other pieces of software)
to deny users (but not themselves) the freedoms that the license of
software *meant* to defend, for that software, even if some believe it
doesn't actually defend them.

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