From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0DA7625A for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:20:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pure.motives.com (pure.motives.com [207.192.71.45]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 891491D6 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:20:02 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <1472231998.3680.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> From: Karen Sandler To: James Bottomley Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:19:58 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1472229438.5189.79.camel@HansenPartnership.com> References: <1472225020.3680.8.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1472229438.5189.79.camel@HansenPartnership.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Linus Torvalds , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] GPL defense issues List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Fri, 2016-08-26 at 12:37 -0400, James Bottomley wrote: > The idea that your opinion only counts if you've already agreed to > support SFC actions. Effectively it disenfranchises the majority in > the kernel and leads directly to a lot of the irritation that's been > coming out on the list. The whole reason I proposed the session (in addition to information sharing) is to get feedback on our work from those who don't participate and be coordinated as possible with the work you, Greg and others not in our coalition do in your GPL compliance efforts. We're obviously already in touch with those who are in our coalition. :) > I just said that I think there's a viable way forward from the > worst case outcome and the LF has been funding the tool work we'll need > to survive in that world. Conservancy has coordinated with these efforts. We've discussed the tool extensively with its primary author and gave feedback from our work to inform its progress. We're glad they plan to release their newer tools (and most importantly, curated data) soon under a free and open license. The base tools used for that work, of course, Conservancy has already been using for some time in our compliance work: https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vmware-code-similarity.html karen