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SubjectRe: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause?
Hi!

> OSL 1 and 2 are a preferred choice as they are slowly creaping into the
> kernel. The beauty and pain of OSL is that SCO would be a NOOP. The
> requirement imposed on the contributing author to indemnify (sp really
> bad) the changes/patches to the codebase core, makes it a better world.
> In short code sets of questionable origin are the liabities of the author
> and not the community.

Hmm, remind me to never ever touch anything under OSL. Copyright is
different in different countries and having $1e9 lawsuit going after
_me_ just because U.S. laws are crazy does not seem funny to me.

Pavel
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When do you have a heart between your knees?
[Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]
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