Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757910AbXIBCjb (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 22:39:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753259AbXIBCjX (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 22:39:23 -0400 Received: from mx1.dixongroup.net ([38.98.104.248]:9000 "EHLO mx1.dixongroup.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751409AbXIBCjV (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 22:39:21 -0400 In-Reply-To: <46DA18C2.1000104@ncsu.edu> References: <200709010140.l811eq9H005896@cvs.openbsd.org> <46D99FB7.6030505@garzik.org> <20070901205457.GK9260@stusta.de> <20070901215225.GM9260@stusta.de> <3A831845-B630-42AD-B52F-DC9EA2060BAE@dixongroup.net> <46DA1315.9060002@garzik.org> <46DA18C2.1000104@ncsu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Cc: "Constantine A. Murenin" , Jeff Garzik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, jirislaby@gmail.com, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jason Dixon Subject: Re: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 22:44:16 -0400 To: Casey Dahlin X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1543 Lines: 37 On Sep 1, 2007, at 9:58 PM, Casey Dahlin wrote: > Suppose you saw some other variant of *nix that had some code you > wanted to use, but there was a gaping security hole in it. Wouldn't > you patch it before you incorporated it? and would it be your fault > if this fix made the code not work with the original? > > We took the code and fixed a gaping security vulnerability that > appeared within the opening comment. We DO care who does what with > our code, and we fully intend to cover our balls. Since when is this *your* code? Oh that's right, when Jiri decided to steal it by deleting Reyk's copyright and license. Oh wait, that's already been corrected. What was your point again? > The problem is yours to fix. If you actually care, use a license > that SAYS you care. Right now there's a big /* I don't give a shit > */ on top of every BSD file. We took you at your word and assumed > you didn't. Now its too late and you suddenly care, don't you? The BSD license, in effect, says that we care about good code. We allow anyone to use it. The only stipulation is that the copyright and license permissions must remain intact. Are you trying to be hateful, or are you really this ignorant? --- Jason Dixon DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net - 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/