From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964806AbWBAKBc (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:01:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964902AbWBAKBc (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:01:32 -0500 Received: from dtp.xs4all.nl ([80.126.206.180]:62265 "HELO abra2.bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S964806AbWBAKBc (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Feb 2006 05:01:32 -0500 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:01:27 +0100 From: Rogier Wolff To: Alan Cox Cc: Linus Torvalds , "Jeff V. Merkey" , Chase Venters , "linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" , Kyle Moffett , Marc Perkel , Patrick McLean , Stephen Hemminger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders Message-ID: <20060201100127.GA13543@bitwizard.nl> References: <1138387136.26811.8.camel@localhost> <1138620390.31089.43.camel@localhost.localdomain> <43DF9D42.7050802@wolfmountaingroup.com> <1138751851.10316.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1138751851.10316.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> Organization: BitWizard.nl User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:57:31PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > Clause 9 is clear and is part of the GPL v2. The GPL v2 text gives > people (including you) that right itself if no version is specified in > the program. You and the other authors granted that right if you didn't > include a statement about version. Now as it happens various > contributors specified versions long ago and you clarified it too. Alan, Linus, I have indicated my wish to have my code GPL-2 only in 2000. Linus, declined to change the files. My intention has been for the past 5 and a half years to have my code GPL-2 only, only the files don't reflect that change yet. REW wrote on Fri, 8 Sep 2000 23:17:09 +0200 (MEST): > Linus, > I trust YOU on this. Could you change > * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as > * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of > * the License, or (at your option) any later version. > into > * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License > * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. > for all the files that I own copyright on? Linus answered on: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 09:29:01 +0200 (MEST) > Thanks. For the moment, I'd rather like to not do any extra changes, and > see what the reaction from the FSF and other people is - let's not hurry > into this any faster than we have to. I wanted to make a public statement > because I thought it needed to be done, but at the same time I do not want > to make a rift between Linux and the FSF bigger than necessary. > > So let this lie for a while, and see what happens, ok? Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2600998 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* Q: It doesn't work. A: Look buddy, doesn't work is an ambiguous statement. Does it sit on the couch all day? Is it unemployed? Please be specific! Define 'it' and what it isn't doing. --------- Adapted from lxrbot FAQ