linux-kernel - Re: GPLv3 Position Statement

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Message-Id: <1159565340.13029.78.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:29:00 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@...el.hist.no>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Michiel de Boer <x@...elhomicide.demon.nl>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: GPLv3 Position Statement

Ar Gwe, 2006-09-29 am 11:40 -0700, ysgrifennodd Linus Torvalds:
> For example, when I say that I think it would be totally insane to think 
> that a 128-bit hash of a binary is a "derived work", 

I would hope not, although thats the silly half of what some of the RIAA
versus bittorrent sites is alleging.
 
> be a _horrible_ world. And I don't think it makes sense. But sadly, until 
> I'm elected(*) life-time President and King of the World, what I think 
> doesn't actually change anything.

Emperor of the World is a self electing position, the post is open after
Emperor Norton passed on 8)

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