Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:01:51 +0000 (GMT) | | From | David Woodhouse <> | | Subject | Re: Linux-2.4.0-test9 not Open Source |
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On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> See section 7 of the GPL.
"If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy simultaneously your obligations under this License and any other pertinent obligations, then as a consequence you may not distribute the Program at all."
But I can, so I may. See the rest of the GPL, along with my response to the original mail.
> In this case, Debian (or any organization who isn't big enough not to fear > M-systems) may not ship the standard kernel because it has additional patent > restrictions.
Fine. Then get Debian to stop shipping the Linux kernel because the NFTL and sendfile() code (and maybe others) are covered by patents, and I may consider taking this seriously.
> There is a clear ability here for the author of the driver and m-systems to > conspire to retroactively revoke anyones privilege to use, modify, or > distribute the stock kernel because of this code.
I'll assume for the moment that I'm liable to suffer some form of brain h |  |