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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:28:48 -0700
From: Jeremy Allison <jra@samba.org>
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 08:17:46PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:49:24AM -0700, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> > 
> > In Samba for example (which I can talk publicly about),
> > *NO* devlopers have assigned any copyrights to the SFC,
> > they are merely acting as an enforcement agent authorized
> > to do so on our behalf - by the wishes of the developers.
> 
> I don't understand, what exactly do you mean by "authorized to do so on
> your behalf"?  Are they your project's legal representation?

Yes.

> When the SFC approaches a company that seems to not be abiding by the
> Samba license, who exactly do they say they are and what rights do they
> have to do so?

They are our legal representation, so they act in the same way
any lawyers representing clients do.