linux-kernel - Re: Transcend's "one of the most cavalier GPL violations in a long time"

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Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:42:56 +0100
From:	Rogelio Serrano <rogelio.serrano@...il.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	"luke.leighton" <luke.leighton@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Transcend's "one of the most cavalier GPL violations in a long time"

On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

>>
>> I dont think the majority of linux kernel developers care about
>> enforcement at all. Its virtually public domain as far as i can see,
>> Linus himself will not run after violators.
>>
>> Any company out there is free to do what they want.
>
> Not sure what you are smoking but it must be pretty strong stuff.
>
>                                                                         Pavel
> --
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I was led to believe this in the busybox list. maybe we are communally
smoking the same stuff. Linux Kernel Developers would rather go on
developing better code than waste time on enforcement. Some even think
it is counter productive to adoption of linux.

Transcend most likely knows this.

You have a piece of code under the GPL and the majority of the
copyright holders say they will not enforce it. Thats virtually public
domain code. Thats why i stopped contributing to the linux kernel and
opted to maintain a massive patch instead.
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