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Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 13:18:26 -0700
From: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org>
To: Chris Wedgwood <cw@f00f.org>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: NWFS Submitted to Alan Cox
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On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 02:54:18AM +1200, Chris Wedgwood wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 01, 2001 at 01:50:00PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > I'm not a file sustem hacker, nor since I work for one vendor the
> > appropriate owner for larg chunks of code in some people's eyes. I
> > suspect the FSF is a much much better asignee for the code itself
> 
> I assume the legal threats that Jeff has experience will follow the
> code? Surely before anyone wishes to adopt such a thing they should
> get legal advice about the situation?
> 
> I would also expect if the FSF are not the assignee (the suggest that
> they be is a very good one), then whomever does adopt it might want to
> make sure they have some kind of legal representation available should
> they need it.
> 
> It would be shame to let potentially useful code be left to die for
> fear of bully-tactics if their claims are unfounded.
> 

Their power only extends to the borders of this state.  They have little 
ability to interfere wth someone in Swansea, Great Britian, or even 
Silicon Valley, California.   The problem I have is they can get the 
local courts here to do whatever they ask.  Not so other places.  I think
it's pretty safe so long as I am not the one releasing it.  

Jeff


> 
>   --cw