Re: Wasting our Freedom

J.C. Roberts
2007-09-16T07:53:17Z

On Sunday 16 September 2007, Kyle Moffett wrote:
> On Sep 15, 2007, at 06:33:18, J.C. Roberts wrote:
> > Would Linus put up a fight if someone took his source tree and
> > relicensed the whole thing as GPLv3 without his permission? Yep,
> > you betcha he'd fight and he has already had to put up with a lot
> > of strong arm nonsense from the GPLv3/FSF zealots.
>
> OH COME FREAKING ON!!!!  Can you guys DROP it already?  There was NO
>   VIOLATION because nobody actually changed the code!!!  The patch
> that Jesper submitted was a *MISTAKE* and was *NEVER* *MERGED*!!!

You are wrong.

http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=118857712529898&w=2
http://madwifi.org/browser/branches/ath5k

I suggest actually taking the time to get the facts before making
completely baseless statements. When you make obviously erroneous
statements, it leaves everyone to believe you are either hopelessly
misinformed, or a habitual liar. -Which is it?

jcr