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    SubjectRe: Dual-Licensing Linux Kernel with GPL V2 and GPL V3
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    On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 21:29 -0400, Daniel Hazelton wrote:
    > Agreed. However, AFAICT, TiVO meets the provisions of the GPLv2 - they make
    > the source of the GPL'd part of their system available. (And I'm not going to
    > get into arguments over whether kernel modules are "derivative works" or not,
    > since those invariably end up with "They aren't, even though we think they
    > should be")

    Who cares about whether the module is a derivative work? That's only
    relevant when you distribute the module as a separate work. When you
    ship a combined work including both the kernel and the module in
    question, it's a _whole_ lot easier to interpret the GPL.

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    dwmw2

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