From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Cc: Tim Schmielau <tim@physik3.uni-rostock.de>,
Fruhwirth Clemens <clemens@endorphin.org>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
James Morris <jmorris@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: GPL version, "at your option"?
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:09:47 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1100704183.32677.28.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0411160746030.2222@ppc970.osdl.org>
On Maw, 2004-11-16 at 15:46, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Indeed. See the main COPYING file for the whole kerrnel. So if you don't
> explicitly state otherwise, the kernel by _default_ is v2 only.
Bollocks it is.
All the code I submitted I've submitted under the GPL, the real GPL not
the Linus one. All the code I submitted prior to your change and all the
code I and everyone else submitted prior to that change you have no
authorisation or right to claim ownership and relicensing rights over
beyond those originally granted. As such you have no right to restrict
them or to claim they are GPLv2 only.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-17 16:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-16 14:08 GPL version, "at your option"? Fruhwirth Clemens
2004-11-16 14:35 ` Erik Mouw
2004-11-16 14:58 ` Fruhwirth Clemens
2004-11-16 14:40 ` Charles Cazabon
2004-11-17 15:07 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-17 16:33 ` Michael Poole
2004-11-17 16:09 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-16 14:48 ` Tim Schmielau
2004-11-16 15:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-11-17 15:09 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2004-11-17 16:28 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-11-17 16:16 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-17 17:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-11-17 21:11 ` Jesper Juhl
2004-11-16 15:38 ` James Morris
2004-11-18 1:04 ` David Schwartz
2004-11-18 2:12 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-11-18 2:50 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-11-18 3:11 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-11-18 4:54 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-11-18 15:46 ` David Schwartz
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