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Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:24:03 -0600
From: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>
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To: "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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Jeff V. Merkey wrote:

> We offer to kernel.org the sum of $50,000.00 US for a one time
> license to the Linux Kernel Source for a single snapshot of
> a single Linux version by release number.  This offer must be
> accepted by **ALL** copyright holders and this snapshot will
> subsequently convert the GPL license into a BSD style license
> for the code.

For an unlimited use license of the linux tree, $50,000 USD is ludicrously tiny.

Think of the number of man-years of work invested in the current tree.

Chris

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