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 7C915904 for ; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:40:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx2.suse.de (mx2.suse.de [195.135.220.15]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D76BD24F for ; Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:40:03 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:40:01 +0200 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "Luck, Tony" Message-ID: <20160830174001.GR3296@wotan.suse.de> References: <87inunxf14.fsf@ebb.org> <20160827162655.GB27132@kroah.com> <87bn0dnc6f.fsf@ebb.org> <1472348609.2440.37.camel@HansenPartnership.com> <20160828042454.GA8742@jeremy-acer> <20160828125542.7oejzcbpeozkrq3k@thunk.org> <20160830161557.GN3296@wotan.suse.de> <1472577029.2319.20.camel@HansenPartnership.com> <3908561D78D1C84285E8C5FCA982C28F3A1B4F3D@ORSMSX114.amr.corp.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3908561D78D1C84285E8C5FCA982C28F3A1B4F3D@ORSMSX114.amr.corp.intel.com> Cc: "ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org" , James Bottomley , "Bradley M. Kuhn" , Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] GPL defense issues List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 05:16:21PM +0000, Luck, Tony wrote: > > Given that the names aren't public, that's somewhat of an impossible > > test. > > If SFC does at some point sue, and that action ends up in court, would the > names become public? I'm assuming that they would since the first discovery > request by the defending company would be to find out which code was at > stake, and whether the copyright was really owned by the people that > SFC represents. If the law requires it I'm sure the names of those involved would come out. Otherwise its a volunteer option. Luis