Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > > * It is a loss for everyone in the community. The Linux kernel > won't be protected by the additional clauses in the new version > of the license. > > This implies that Linux can be relicensed, it cannot unless you get > written permissions from anyone who has contributed a legally > significant amount of code to Linux.
That's exactly what I meant. If even one of them is not willing to give her permission and the specific code cannot be removed, the Linux kernel is stuck with GPLv2. Or are you saying that there are some contributors that cannot be found and they generally don't have a choice, so they're using such "statements" as an excuse? _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
