Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262572AbUKLR16 (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:27:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262591AbUKLR15 (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:27:57 -0500 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:12698 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262590AbUKLRLM (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:11:12 -0500 Message-Id: <200411121704.iACH4u2v004434@gue01.inform.pucp.edu.pe> To: davids@webmaster.com cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, "Dmitry Torokhov" , "Linux Kernel Mailing List" , =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rapha=EBl_Rigo_LKML?= Subject: Re: GPL Violation of 'sveasoft' with GPL Linux Kernel/Busybox +code In-Reply-To: Message from "David Schwartz" of "Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:47:23 -0800." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2; nmh 1.0.4; XEmacs 21.4 (patch 15) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:04:56 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1013 Lines: 22 "David Schwartz" said: [...] > I am saying that you cannot condition a decision to give someone > code that is covered by the GPL on their promise not to exercise their > rights under the GPL. You cannot impose a penalty upon someone for > exercising their rights under the GPL. All these things are additional > restrictions. They aren't, really. Giving you a right on condition you don't exercise it is not giving you that right, period. In any case, IANAL, so... -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - 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/