Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:37:11 +0530 | From | "debian developer" <> | Subject | Re: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3 |
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On 6/10/07, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 04:25:55PM +0530, debian developer wrote: > > On 6/10/07, david@lang.hm <david@lang.hm> wrote: > > > On Sun, 10 Jun 2007, Tarkan Erimer wrote: > > > > > > >> > And maybe another questions should be : How long a copyright owner > > > can > > > >> > hold the copyright, if died or lost for sometime ? if died, the > > > >> > copyright still should be valid or not ? If lost, what the law orders > > > at > > > >> > this point for copyright holding ? > > > >> > > > >> I believe that in the US it's life + 90 years. > > > >> > > > >> David Lang > > > > Hmm... Really,it is damn too much time to wait! It's really better idea > > > to > > > > replace the code of this person as said before instead of waiting such > > > 90+ > > > > years! > > > > > > exactly, however as others are pointing out, there are a lot of active > > > developers who do not agree with some of the key points of the GPLv3 > > > (including Linus), so until you convince them that the GPLv3 is better it > > > > Last heard, Linus was quite impressed with the toned down version of > > the final draft of GPLv3. I think Linus, and other major developers > > should make their stand on this issue clear so that the kernel > > community can discuss the future steps. > > "future steps"? Hah. > > My code is going to stay GPLv2 as the v3 license is horrible for kernel > code for all of the reasons I have said in the past, plus a few more > (what, I can make an "industrial" product but not a commercial one?
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