Re: how about mutual compatibility between Linux's GPLv2 and GPLv3?

From: Alexandre Oliva
Date: Fri Jun 22 2007 - 02:16:00 EST


On Jun 22, 2007, Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 01:26:54AM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> No, this thread was about additional permissions to combine with other
>> licenses. I didn't suggest anything about relicensing whatsoever,
>> that's all noise out of not understanding the suggestion.

> And that constitutes the change of license.

I stand corrected. I misread what you wrote as "relicensing under
GPLv3, or GPLv2+". Sorry.

> Suppose ZFS _is_ pulled into the tree via that mechanism.

Or even kept outside, such that third parties can create a combined
work and distribute that.

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