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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [PATCH] Clarify source code distribution requirements
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 14:12:54 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110208141254.GA371@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110208101840.52ae59f5@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>

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

      reply	other threads:[~2011-02-08 14:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-07 23:09 Matthew Garrett
2011-02-08 10:18 ` Alan Cox
2011-02-08 14:12   ` Matthew Garrett [this message]

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