linux-kernel - Re: GPLv3 Position Statement

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Message-Id: <1159456781.11049.432.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:19:41 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...nheim.fh-wedel.de>,
	Chase Venters <chase.venters@...entec.com>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Sergey Panov <sipan@...an.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: GPLv3 Position Statement

Ar Iau, 2006-09-28 am 07:45 -0700, ysgrifennodd Linus Torvalds:
> I have been told that legally, "putting something in the public domain" 
> isn't actually really possible in the US, but maybe that is something that 
> lawyers disagree about.

Its also a very bad idea for another reason. In some parts of the world
placing something in the public domain doesn't imply any kind of
warranty or liability disclaimer.


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