Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 18 May 2013 04:28:57 -0400 | From | Eric Appleman <> | Subject | Re: Would like to form a pool of Linux copyright holders for faster GPL enforcement against Anthrax Kernels |
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On 5/18/2013 3:24 AM, Eric Appleman wrote: > Would anyone be interested in forming such a pool? I am willing to > wait years for this to be resolved through certain organizations, but > I believe we can do better. > > Last I checked, I have 1 long-time poster of this list on board. Would > anyone else like to join? Ideally I'd like to get the LKML (which I > have CC'd) involved so that authors of critical Linux components be a > part of this. I'm not sure if my defconfig commits to Android kernel > branches count as contributions, so I'm not going to consider myself a > Linux contributor unless told otherwise. > > This pool would be used in the following manner: > > * Formally requesting source for binaries (means to request source > * Formally requesting removal of critical copyrighted code that Linux > cannot function without > * Informing interested parties with respect to refusals of the above > > The CTO of Anthrax's hosting server is very interested in terminating > Chad Goodman's account. Bullet point #3 might come into effect here. > > If this is a bad idea, uses incorrect logic, or does not follow the > conventions of GPL enforcement, feel free to shoot this idea down with > utmost prejudice. > > - Eric Forgot to add background on Anthrax Kernels and their violations: http://pastebin.com/X5Cciy03
- Eric
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