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

Alexandre Oliva
2007-06-14T21:07:53Z

On Jun 14, 2007, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>
>> Then would you consider relicensing Linux under GPLv3 + additional
>> permission for Tivoization?

> No. I'm not stupid.

> The GPLv3 explicitly allows removing additional permissions.

So what? You just refrain from accepting contributions that attempt
to remove them, and you'll keep TiVO happy.

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