Return-path: Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:59837 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933349AbXIBByD (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:54:03 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 02:53:56 +0100 From: Al Viro To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: "Constantine A. Murenin" , Jeff Garzik , Jason Dixon , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, jirislaby@gmail.com, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Subject: Re: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing Message-ID: <20070902015356.GO21089@ftp.linux.org.uk> 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> <43e72e890709011842m213b590ds141deb9657b979e7@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <43e72e890709011842m213b590ds141deb9657b979e7@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 09:42:54PM -0400, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > We asked SFLC to work with us to make sure that everyone's copyrights > were respected in the right places, and that the licenses various developers > wanted for their copyrights were implemented correctly. The patch I sent > implements SFLC's suggestions in that regard. You know, I'm rapidly losing any respect to both sides of that. Eben Moglen as source of advice in "is it OK to convert to GPL-only"? And you seriously rely on morality of that? Theo's rants aside, if you have to rely on SFLC for licensing decisions... Ouch.