linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

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Message-ID: <20171020192519.78772151@alans-desktop>
Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:25:37 +0100
From:   Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:     Pavel Nikulin <nikulinpi@...il.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested
 Linux kernel license enforcement policy

On Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:28:12 +0300
Pavel Nikulin <nikulinpi@...il.com> wrote:

> Hold!
> 
> Greg, are you trying to put a new addendum to the terms of GPL v2?

In many parts of the world if you make a promise about not enforcing a
right to take some action (sometimes even an implied one) you cannot then
take that action.

So if you say "I won't sue you just because you've got a tiny GPL
compliance issue", then in much of the world if you attempt to do so
you'll find you can't.

I do think it's poorly drafted because it doesn't contain any "unless you
sue us" caveat so you won't find my name on it.

Alan