From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:13:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:13:45 -0400 Received: from chmls06.mediaone.net ([24.147.1.144]:58582 "EHLO chmls06.mediaone.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:13:28 -0400 From: andrew@pimlott.ne.mediaone.net (Andrew Pimlott) Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:05:34 -0400 To: Timur Tabi Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic Message-ID: <20010621170534.F23465@pimlott.ne.mediaone.net> Mail-Followup-To: Timur Tabi , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200106211814.f5LIEgK04880@snark.thyrsus.com> <20010621151716.B5662@thyrsus.com> <20010621155103.B23465@pimlott.ne.mediaone.net> <20010621161322.A6873@thyrsus.com> <20010621161322.A6873@thyrsus.com> <20010621164625.E23465@pimlott.ne.mediaone.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: ; from ttabi@interactivesi.com on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 04:02:49PM -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 04:02:49PM -0500, Timur Tabi wrote: > ** Reply to message from Andrew Pimlott on > Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:46:25 -0400 > > > I agree entirely that Linus, as creator of the license, is > > privileged with respect to interpretation of the license. > > Ah, but Linus didn't create the license, he's using someone > else's. The GPL is a creation of the FSF, not Linus. The actual > meanings of a license can only be determined by the judicial > system of whatever country you live in. Sorry, I meant to say "chooser of the license". Given that Linux was never an FSF project, and that Linus editorializes at the top of COPYING, I think it is reasonable to infer that we are talking about his interpretation of the GPL. Andrew