linux-kernel - Re: Wasting our Freedom

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Message-ID: <20070917134251.GK18232@stusta.de>
Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:42:52 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Jason Dixon <jason@...ongroup.net>
Cc:	Sean <seanlkml@...patico.ca>, "david@...g.hm" <david@...g.hm>,
	Jacob Meuser <jakemsr@....lonestar.org>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	"Can E. Acar" <can.acar@...-g.com.tr>,
	"misc@...nbsd.org" <misc@...nbsd.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Daniel Hazelton <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	Eben Moglen <moglen@...twarefreedom.org>,
	Lawrence Lessig <lessig_from_web@...ox.com>,
	"Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@...twarefreedom.org>,
	Matt Norwood <norwood@...twarefreedom.org>
Subject: Re: Wasting our Freedom

On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 09:33:52AM -0400, Jason Dixon wrote:
> On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Sean <seanlkml@...patico.ca> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:15:31 -0400
>> Jason Dixon <jason@...ongroup.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Sure it does.  My code under BSD license continues to remain free,
>>> regardless of what Company X(1) does with their *copy* of my code.
>>> The only restrictions on my code is that copyright and attribution
>>> must remain intact.  All users of my code have the same rights,
>>> regardless of what Company X does with their *copy*.
>>>
>>> The GPL places additional restrictions on code.  It is therefore less
>>> free than the BSD.
>>>
>>> Free code + restrictions = non-free code.
>>>
>>> (1) GPL advocates deep-down really like the BSD license.
>>> Unfortunately, they keep getting hung up on the idea of the Evil
>>> Corporation (TM) "stealing" my code.  Nobody has stolen anything.
>>> That corporation is entitled to the same rights as Joe User.  Neither
>>> EC or JU are required to redistribute any of their changes to their
>>> *copy* of my code.  They are only required to keep attribution
>>> intact.  Does that make MY CODE any less free?  OF COURSE NOT!
>>
>> Your post is incredibly ironic considering how up in arms all the
>> BSD folks are right now.  Many of them claiming that their code
>> is being "stolen".
>
> They did not KEEP ATTRIBUTION INTACT.

This was a mistake in one patch that had never been merged, and this 
mistake has been corrected once it was discovered.

> Jason Dixon

cu
Adrian

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