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Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 15:17:25 -0600
From: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@drdos.com>
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Subject: Re: Possible GPL Violation of Linux in Amstrad's E3 Videophone
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Kyle Moffett wrote:

> On Oct 07, 2004, at 15:21, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>
>> This offer must be accepted by **ALL** copyright holders and...
>
>
> This will never happen. Even if there is just _one_ GPL idealist who
> doesn't give a rat's ass about receiving money for their kernel code,
> you can't get your license. Given that, I know several people who
> wouldn't give you a license no matter how much you offered them
> for it.
>
> Cheers,
> Kyle Moffett


Then their code could be removed from the snapshot, and the folks who 
were more
interested in being smart rather than being right would get the $$$. 
That's easy.

Jeff

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