Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 03:34:06PM +0000, aconcernedfossdev@airmail.cc wrote:
> Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating
> the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?
> He is also violating the license grant, Courts would not be fooled by his
> scheme to prevent redistribution.
> 
> The license grant the Linux Kernel is distributed under disallows the
> imposition of additional terms. The making of an understanding that the
> derivative work must not be redistributed (lest there be retaliation) is the
> imposition of an additional term. The communication of this threat is the
> moment that GRSecurity violates the license grant. Thence-forth
> modification, making of derivative works, and distribution of such is a
> violation of the Copyright statute. The concoction of the transparent scheme
> shows that it is a willful violation, one taken in full knowledge by
> GRSecurity of the intention of the original grantor.

If you feel that what they are doing is somehow violating your copyright
on the Linux kernel, then you have the right to take legal action if you
so desire.  To tell others what to do, however, is not something that
usually gets you very far in the world.

Best of luck!

greg k-h