From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964770AbWA0CiP (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:38:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964843AbWA0CiP (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:38:15 -0500 Received: from mail1.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.168]:53010 "EHLO mail1.webmaster.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964770AbWA0CiP (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:38:15 -0500 From: "David Schwartz" To: Cc: Subject: RE: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:37:28 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20060127022353.GF16422@redhat.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-Authenticated-Sender: joelkatz@webmaster.com X-Spam-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:34:13 -0800 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 206.171.168.138 X-Return-Path: davids@webmaster.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Reply-To: davids@webmaster.com X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:34:17 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I suggest you read section 9, even more carefully. It's not an additional > restriction, it's a option that the license provides, which Linus chose. Linus can choose the license for his own code. He can also set the rules for contributions to Linux and set up the assumed licensing terms when code is offered for inclusion. He cannot, however, change the license on any code he did not write. He cannot even grant a license to any code he did not write. From section 6, "Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. The grant of license does not come from the person doing the distributing, it comes from the original licensor, which is the original author of each portion. The license grant is automatic, so you can't modify it or affect it in any way. DS