Scripsit Mark Rafn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Henning Makholm wrote:
> > And I don't think that the author of a piece of software has any > > "literary or artistic reputation or character" connected with it. > You don't? I think that artistic reputation is among the common reasons > for releasing free software. It seems unlikely that Linus Torvalds's > reputation is completely unrelated to software he's written. It is not an artistic reputation. > > Anyway, by voluntarily releasing his work under a free license, the > > author unmistakenly states that his literary or artistic reputation > > cannot be considered violated by any form of derived work. > Except he cannot actually grant this blanket permission under sub 3. He cannot grant a permission to violate. But since no violation is possible, that does not matter. > If he decided he didn't want the Linux kernel used for a cruise > missile, it sounds like he would have a pretty strong claim Not according to the law I quoted. > (in this jurisdiction, at least). Which is "this jurisdiction"? -- Henning Makholm "Luk munden og se begavet ud!"
