Re: BK kernel workflow

From: Adrian Bunk (bunk_at_stusta.de)
Date: 10/30/04

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To: Larry McVoy <lm@work.bitmover.com>, Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>, Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>, James Bruce <bruce@andrew.cmu.edu>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>, Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@novell.com>, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>

    On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 02:35:34PM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote:
    > > Note that German copyright lay doesn't differentiate whether you paid
    > > or not - it only requires that you allowed to use the program.
    >
    > Sure, but you aren't allowed to use it if you are going to do this.
    > That's pretty unambiguous as well and we think we can make it stick,
    > or at least that's what the lawyers have told me.
    >...

    The German copyright law says the licence clauses are invalid - not the
    licence itself.

    I'm not sure how a lawyer would circumvent the law...

    > Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitkeeper.com

    cu
    Adrian 

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