From an FOSS POV, what happens when this term on copyright expires ?
Since Linux is now > 10 years old, if the copyrights had expired, wouldn't anyone be able to use the code in any way they see fit, including modification without returning the mod's to the public ?
The original kernel? Certainly. The most recently published work? Not for ten years.
But there's overlap (code from 0.99 days still in the current kernel) How do you know which you can reuse under the terms of expired copyright ? Does copyright keep extending with each addition ? (ie reset the clock) ?
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