From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23F44C43382 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:29:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30E6D216C4 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:29:57 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=aaathats3as.com header.i=@aaathats3as.com header.b="GqgPKqWH" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 30E6D216C4 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=aaathats3as.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728733AbeI1Jva (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:51:30 -0400 Received: from cock.li ([185.100.85.212]:56058 "EHLO cock.li" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726068AbeI1Jva (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:51:30 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=aaathats3as.com; s=mail; t=1538105392; bh=3wUwRoRNZM7Ocma2Fep+cGIPhi+6OuHqGzW1erjI3yA=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:From; b=GqgPKqWHDuH7HqRh6UBxqNFnP+bH/caurTzqTuNf64Ojn0K7cOJjm1NE/WJGjBMei 1DPG+JW5R5Qit16MO4vsqejEMkIR/4Cw7Q9rj6kXmNS0wUeE+KSNVi7mQSdBS0BXUp KyNZchyGY8eNz0nFFofMfB4BMUUxPkyziw7IuCbXW4KFA6JcHemRo0eRX/8pmBiXlj SJzrQcza2jgz/mJZ5gcjjJWp7oyKn5OUqCB/ax1EAgWIDTIZ801qWNBUe1s7ZlDFDv 3x+wEnjoXzjAyhduyNcncFn/lbcQo+V0Vb80T1zfdnuyWGfaGO6t1TkffZoJtJ8yM0 ptgBUbEASxXHA== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:29:52 +0000 From: freedomfromruin@aaathats3as.com To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: GPL v2 licensing, continued Message-ID: <85862189a9314c9425585b5b671a0106@aaathats3as.com> X-Sender: freedomfromruin@aaathats3as.com User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.3.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Gnu GPL version 2, section 0: "Each licensee is addressed as "you". " The "you" is not referring to the licensor (copyright owner). It is referring to the licensees and then future sub-licensees/additional-licensees receiving the work from said previous licensee. It is independently clear from the context of the clauses if you read them in full. ...and then section 0 comes around and makes it _explicit_ that "you" refers to the licensee. (if you had any doubt) Additionally, you should know that the copyright owner is not bound by the gratuitous license he proffers to potential licensees regarding his property. The licensees are bound to his terms: he is the owner. They take at his benefaction.
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