Re: BK kernel workflow

Larry McVoy
2004-10-31T03:36:02Z

On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 10:37:23PM -0400, Kyle Moffett wrote:
> On Oct 30, 2004, at 19:35, Larry McVoy wrote:
> >Indeed. Kyle's comments were clearly without basis in fact. Saying
> >that you aren't bound by the terms of the license because you didn't
> >download the code, your co-worker did, is no different than saying
> >"hey,
> >look at this! A copy of the Linux kernel! Now how did that get here?
> >Well, I didn't put it here so I think I'll ignore the terms of the
> >GPL."
>
> The critical difference with the GPL is that it doesn't _add_
> restrictions. Without the GPL you may use the code however you want
> as long as you don't distribute.

Even that's not true. You have to accept the terms of the GPL to get
the code in the first place. It's not "no rules as long as you don't
distribute", it's the "the GPL rules" or you don't get the code in the
first place.
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