To: Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net>
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       "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing
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From: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:33:01 +0200
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Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@enter.net> writes:

> I hate to belabor the point, but you seem to be making the mistake of "The 
> license applies to the copyright holder"

Of course not.

> The person holding the copyright has all the legal standing to revoke a 
> license grant at any time.

Based on?

> Licenses such as the GPL are not signed contracts, 
> and that means there are limits to what effect they can have on the
> copyright 
> holder.

Perhaps that is your local laws, but I'd be surprised anyway.

Do you sign contracts when shopping, or are you (and the shop)
allowed to "revoke" the transaction after it's made (I'm not
talking about shop's return policy)?

Is what you wrote only valid WRT licences?

Which country has such laws BTW?


In Poland, I can't just go and "revoke" a "statement of will"
if I haven't explicite reserved a right to do so.
Obviously I can act contrary to the statement, and be held liable.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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