Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 27 Apr 2002 09:46:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 27 Apr 2002 09:46:12 -0400 Received: from ns1.baby-dragons.com ([199.33.245.254]:37611 "EHLO filesrv1.baby-dragons.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 27 Apr 2002 09:46:11 -0400 Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 09:45:46 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" To: Florian Weimer cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OFF TOPIC] BK license change In-Reply-To: <878z79fpzv.fsf@CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello Florian (&all) , BK is (primarily in this community) used by the kernel maintainers . What happens to the little guy who may make a once a year contribution & uses BK ? Also what methods of announcement for New BK versions are there ? Because as soon as a new version is advertised the copy I am using even if I am unaware of the newer version I do not have a valid license to use it . This is per your remarks below . I'd -really- like to see what would happen if something like this were placed on the GCC sources . Me thinks linus et-al would be creating their own compiler . Just some food for thought . Twyl , JimL On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Florian Weimer wrote: > Pavel Machek writes: > > > Oh and btw how can you change licence retroactively? Those "abusers" have > > right to continue to use old versions under old licences... > > BK licenses become invalid as soon as a new BK version is released > which contains bug fixes or behaves differently in any way. > > -- > Florian Weimer Weimer@CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE > University of Stuttgart http://CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE/people/fw/ > RUS-CERT +49-711-685-5973/fax +49-711-685-5898 > - > 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/ > +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network Engineer | P.O. Box 854 | Give me Linux | | babydr@baby-dragons.com | Coudersport PA 16915 | only on AXP | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ - 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/