Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote: > > > On Jun 14, 2007, Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > No. I'm not stupid. > > > > > > The GPLv3 explicitly allows removing additional permissions. > > > > So what? You just refrain from accepting contributions that attempt > > to remove them, and you'll keep TiVO happy. > > You really aren't thinking, are you? > > It's not about keeping Tivo happy. It's about keeping *me* happy. That's > my primary (only) motivation for a license. > > And let's go back to why I selected the GPLv2 in the first place, shall > we? > > I want to be able to use other peoples improvements. If they release > improved versions of the software I started, I want to be able to merge > those improvements if I want to. > > Your *IDIOTIC* suggestion is explicitly against the whole POINT! By saying > that I shouldn't accept contributions like that, you just INVALIDATED the > whole point of the license in the first place! > > Can you really not see that? > > Linus
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