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I've seen an interview with Linus when he actually said just that: GPLv2 is about "if you used/changed my code I want to see it", whereas GPLv3 is about "If you
by DenisM 13y ago
I've seen an interview with Linus when he actually said just that: GPLv2 is about "if you used/changed my code I want to see it", whereas GPLv3 is about "If you used/changed my code I want to play with your hardware", and that he is not in favor of V3 for that reason as he doesn't feel its demands are "justified".
So MBCook's statement is fairly accurate, to the best of my memory.
- Dylan16807 13y agos/your hardware/hardware you sold me/
- joesb 13y agoYou are allowed to play with the hardware. You can remove/change chipsets, install anything, take it to skydiving or burn it. Doesn't mean they have to make it easy for you to do it.
- Dylan16807 13y ago...that depends on the license. But I'm only here to clarify the very important point about who owns the hardware in question, not to call either license better.