linux-kernel - Re: Code of Conduct: Let's revamp it.

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Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 23:57:15 +0100
From:   Edward Cree <ec429@...tab.net>
To:     unconditionedwitness@...chan.it
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Code of Conduct: Let's revamp it.

On 20/09/18 10:27, unconditionedwitness@...chan.it wrote:
> Contributors can, at any time, rescind the license grant regarding their
> property via written notice to those whom they are rescinding the grant
> from (regarding their property (code)).

I know others have already said it, but:
This is legally nonsense.  The only way I can revoke someone's rights to
 my code under the GPL is if they violate the terms of the GPL.  If I
 were to do so otherwise, then _I_ would be in violation for having
 distributed derived works of the kernel without a GPL, not to mention
 the obvious reliance/estoppel problems.

Moreover, even if I _could_ revoke the license, I wouldn't want to do
 so; it would be ridiculously petty in itself and the precedent it would
 set would be destructive to the entire open-source community, about
 which I care deeply.  It is _because_ Linux and other open-source
 projects are so important to humanity that I spoke up about what I
 perceive as a threat to it.

In short, "unconditionedwitness", please shut up.  You're not helping.