From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D4A8C43441 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:43:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 008F320841 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:43:21 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=redchan.it header.i=@redchan.it header.b="TRC+1zJq" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 008F320841 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=redchan.it Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726135AbeJKIIA (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:08:00 -0400 Received: from cock.li ([185.100.85.212]:39724 "EHLO cock.li" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725971AbeJKIH7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:07:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=redchan.it; s=mail; t=1539218597; bh=Fw2v6hrzuIuI9bc1oZskcmEhOFl+Hwh/mjLrMWBDnTU=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:From; b=TRC+1zJqrKo5umLQ+jxANNzi+NscSeJNuomXr6uRrAQz/B/gc4lwpPg7tS50ysmrP W2zb9CwCAK6Kdl/qIB7HbeVFM0BIZGTapxRH4UpTi0f1YHatQIPoVz3OUfNi+yEEfx muoShk1QCeFXnV4vgUeQX3jc/g+erj9ufg4u7JLQXC+vMUCMI/aP3JtqPf/QEjNq12 FSlC4cHejFSQVFKlfZrwygsDHsBXvKJVxoCxaCRbkviBiGcfNkvpeTrjaVXiV8UzRh k72QXKLnLOqBp4C4Dc/5vE3nvmkWWtUk7B2CJGXrhA6NriHkQW5QmW3Oi65R+5AgaZ YN6vuwqjgTzHQ== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:43:17 +0000 From: missingterms@redchan.it To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Code of Conduct, more attacks on Ted Ts'o Message-ID: X-Sender: missingterms@redchan.it User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.3.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Three avenues to rescind GPLv2 property. RAP strategy added. Here's a case in NY where a Software distributor agreement violated New York's Rule Against Perpetuities McAllister Software Systems, Inc. v. Henry Schein, Inc., No. 06-0093, 2008 WL 922328 (E.D. Mo. April 2, 2008) So we see that atleast one court in an important* jurisdiction is applying the RAP with regards to intellectual property. So: Attack 1: license rescission under property law (non-exclusive gratuity for which no consideration was given, and no utterances to irrevokability by grantor vis-a-vis licensee uttered, thus can be rescinded at will). Attack 2: license rescission citing no term-of-years, thus at-will licensing (until the parties no-longer agree). (This one works in the UK) Jurisdictional attack: if defendant claims license is perpetual [Or you could simply use it as an alternative argument from the get-go] Attack 2b: license is a nullity (void from it's inception) due to RAP. *(Wallstreet is in NY. I wonder if they use and/or modify linux kernel for anything?)