Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261498AbUJaEnA (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:43:00 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261499AbUJaEnA (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:43:00 -0400 Received: from ipcop.bitmover.com ([192.132.92.15]:23500 "EHLO work.bitmover.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261498AbUJaEm6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 31 Oct 2004 00:42:58 -0400 Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:39:41 -0700 From: Larry McVoy To: Kyle Moffett Cc: Larry McVoy , James Bruce , Linux Kernel , Andrea Arcangeli , Xavier Bestel , Scott Lockwood , Ram?n Rey Vicente , Linus Torvalds , Roman Zippel Subject: Re: BK kernel workflow Message-ID: <20041031043941.GC27728@work.bitmover.com> Mail-Followup-To: Larry McVoy , Kyle Moffett , Larry McVoy , James Bruce , Linux Kernel , Andrea Arcangeli , Xavier Bestel , Scott Lockwood , Ram?n Rey Vicente , Linus Torvalds , Roman Zippel References: <41828707.3050803@hispalinux.es> <57875.65.208.227.246.1099074830.squirrel@www.lrsehosting.com> <4182923D.5040500@hispalinux.es> <40231.65.208.227.246.1099077274.squirrel@www.lrsehosting.com> <2540F67A-2A31-11D9-857E-000393ACC76E@mac.com> <31064.65.208.227.246.1099168970.squirrel@www.lrsehosting.com> <20041030233532.GA24640@work.bitmover.com> <20041031033428.GB27728@work.bitmover.com> <9B777DD2-2AF1-11D9-857E-000393ACC76E@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9B777DD2-2AF1-11D9-857E-000393ACC76E@mac.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 973 Lines: 21 On Sun, Oct 31, 2004 at 12:01:56AM -0400, Kyle Moffett wrote: > On Oct 30, 2004, at 23:34, Larry McVoy wrote: > >Even that's not true. You have to accept the terms of the GPL to get > >the code in the first place. It's not "no rules as long as you don't > >distribute", it's the "the GPL rules" or you don't get the code in the > >first place. > > This statement is *completely* incorrect. If I want to download GPL > software I can do so _without_ agreeing to the GPL. You're right but you are splitting hairs. So what? Why is this point at all interesting? Just to win the argument about this point? OK, you win. Feel better? -- --- Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitkeeper.com - 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/