Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262045AbUKJVSc (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:18:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262043AbUKJVSc (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:18:32 -0500 Received: from smtp2.myrealbox.com ([192.108.102.207]:27872 "EHLO smtp2-send.myrealbox.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262041AbUKJVS2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:18:28 -0500 Subject: RE: GPL Violation of 'sveasoft' with GPL Linux Kernel/Busybox +code From: "Trever L. Adams" To: Alan Cox Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven , davids@webmaster.com, cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com, Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <1100110480.20555.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1100041582.16689.0.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1100110480.20555.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:18:14 -0700 Message-Id: <1100121494.3430.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 (2.0.2-4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1420 Lines: 37 On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 18:14 +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > 2. "I will pay you $1000 if you do not distribute the source" > > #2 Is interesting - its I think the borderline you intended to find, and > I'm not sure anyone could call it either way without being a qualified > lawyer. > > Alan Alan, actually here in the States #2 is pretty easy to call. BTW, IANAL, just have had to take law classes for various classes. The law here clearly states that a contract is two parties exchanging things of value. Some text book examples of contracts include one parties "consideration" (thing of value) may be refraining from exercising a right/privilege they have. Of course, anyone who is willing to give up rights indefinitely for a small some of money or a small benefit is a fool, but hey. Now of course, if they say "hey, I have this awesome change to this GPL program, I will share it with you but only if you agree to not distribute it is bogus. That violates the GPL on their part and revokes their license. Trever -- "Perilous to all of us are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves." -- Gandalf the White [J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Two Towers", Bk 3, Ch. XI] - 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/