Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:33:54 -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, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > I have yet to see any actual *reasons* for licensing under the GPLv3, > though.
Btw, if Sun really _is_ going to release OpenSolaris under GPLv3, that _may_ be a good reason. I don't think the GPLv3 is as good a license as v2, but on the other hand, I'm pragmatic, and if we can avoid having two kernels with two different licenses and the friction that causes, I at least see the _reason_ for GPLv3. As it is, I don't really see a reason at all.
I personally doubt it will happen, but hey, I didn't really expect them to open-source Java either(*), so it's not like I'm infallible in my predictions.
Linus
(*) And I've been pushing for that since before they even released it - I walked out on Bill Joy at a private event where they discussed their horrible previous Java license. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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