Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 Feb 2011 14:12:54 +0000 | From | Matthew Garrett <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] [PATCH] Clarify source code distribution requirements |
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On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 10:18:40AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:09:04 -0500 > Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com> wrote: > > > Some vendors (such as http://users.livejournal.com/joshua_/43185.html) > > insist that since section 3(b) of GPLv2 does not contain an explicit > > timeframe for source distribution, they can ignore requests for source > > for up to 120 days. Clarify the introduction to the license to indicate > > that this isn't what's meant. > > > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg@redhat.com> > > 1. You've put it so it as if Linus said it
If he merged it, he effectively would be saying it...
> 2. I'd like to see a lawyers take on it first (Linux Foundation perhaps) > before it goes in
And yes, I'd expect legal feedback to be a requirement.
-- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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