From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262070AbTLLWOq (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:14:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262081AbTLLWOq (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:14:46 -0500 Received: from astound-64-85-224-253.ca.astound.net ([64.85.224.253]:28684 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262070AbTLLWOo (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:14:44 -0500 Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:08:36 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Hedrick To: Pavel Machek cc: Linus Torvalds , Paul Adams , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause? In-Reply-To: <20031212194004.GB465@elf.ucw.cz> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Pavel, So basically you think it is okay to pollute the kernel tree and opensource with information of questionable origin? If this is your position, remind me to remove all code that you have ever touched. You do not get a lawsuit if you have ownership of the code you are submitting. Why should you worry if ethics of good code and content is never in question. I am do not mean to smudge you but you own word (if I understand them) do it for you. Plese correct if I misread. Cheers, Andre Hedrick LAD Storage Consulting Group On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > OSL 1 and 2 are a preferred choice as they are slowly creaping into the > > kernel. The beauty and pain of OSL is that SCO would be a NOOP. The > > requirement imposed on the contributing author to indemnify (sp really > > bad) the changes/patches to the codebase core, makes it a better world. > > In short code sets of questionable origin are the liabities of the author > > and not the community. > > Hmm, remind me to never ever touch anything under OSL. Copyright is > different in different countries and having $1e9 lawsuit going after > _me_ just because U.S. laws are crazy does not seem funny to me. > > Pavel > -- > When do you have a heart between your knees? > [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?] >