Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:29:04 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 |
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On Sun, 10 Jun 2007, Tarkan Erimer wrote: > > > > Last heard, Linus was quite impressed with the toned down version of > > the final draft of GPLv3.
I was impressed in the sense that it was a hell of a lot better than the disaster that were the earlier drafts.
I still think GPLv2 is simply the better license.
I consider dual-licensing unlikely (and technically quite hard), but at least _possible_ in theory. I have yet to see any actual *reasons* for licensing under the GPLv3, though. All I've heard are shrill voices about "tivoization" (which I expressly think is ok) and panicked worries about Novell-MS (which seems way overblown, and quite frankly, the argument seems to not so much be about the Novell deal, as about an excuse to push the GPLv3).
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