Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263531AbUJ2UM6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:12:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263485AbUJ2UI4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:08:56 -0400 Received: from mail.autoweb.net ([198.172.237.26]:56331 "EHLO mail.autoweb.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263523AbUJ2UHc (ORCPT ); Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:07:32 -0400 Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:00:52 -0400 From: Ryan Anderson To: Chris Friesen Cc: davids@webmaster.com, Manu Abraham , Linux Kernel Subject: Re: BK kernel workflow Message-ID: <20041029200052.GN10638@michonline.com> Mail-Followup-To: Chris Friesen , davids@webmaster.com, Manu Abraham , Linux Kernel References: <418293F3.5050108@nortelnetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <418293F3.5050108@nortelnetworks.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1200 Lines: 34 On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 01:03:15PM -0600, Chris Friesen wrote: > David Schwartz wrote: > > > This position is conditioned on two facts, either: > > > > 1) Linus does not distribute his BK tree, or > > > > 2) Linus' BK tree is not a derivative work of the Linux kernel > > > > If both of these are false, then the tree must be covered by the > > GPL. I > >think 2 is clearly false. > > The linux tree is certainly a derivative work of itself. The more > important (and much more difficult) question is whether the metadata about > the tree is a derivative work under the rules of the GPL, or whether it is > mere aggregation. > > I think you could make a compelling argument that the linux kernel history > metadata is *not* covered under the GPL, and hence can be restricted by > licensing. On the other hand, there is that whole "preferred form" part of the GPL that could seriously muddy this issue. -- Ryan Anderson sometimes Pug Majere - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/