Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Andrew Pimlott) | Date | Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:05:34 -0400 | Subject | Re: Controversy over dynamic linking -- how to end the panic |
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On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 04:02:49PM -0500, Timur Tabi wrote: > ** Reply to message from Andrew Pimlott <andrew@pimlott.ne.mediaone.net> on > Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:46:25 -0400 > > > I agree entirely that Linus, as creator of the license, is > > privileged with respect to interpretation of the license. > > Ah, but Linus didn't create the license, he's using someone > else's. The GPL is a creation of the FSF, not Linus. The actual > meanings of a license can only be determined by the judicial > system of whatever country you live in.
Sorry, I meant to say "chooser of the license". Given that Linux was never an FSF project, and that Linus editorializes at the top of COPYING, I think it is reasonable to infer that we are talking about his interpretation of the GPL.
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