Manny wrote: >> Andy wrote: >> >> Ah... so does this mean that unlike GNU software, >> Linux contributors are not required to sign over >> copyright of contributed code over to Linus ? > > Have you even read the GRL, the license used by > the Linux kernel? It does *NOT* require you to "sign > over copyright of contirbuted code" at all. Where > in the world did you get that idea?
If you have been reading the back-and-forths at all, you'd already know why I needed that clarified. JM Ibanez's latest reply basically explains the situation all over again. I hope you bothered to read that. And, no I have not read the "GRL" yet. As far as I know, the *GPL* is the license used by the Linux kernel. And before you try to repeat the obvious again, I have been well aware for a looong time now that requiring such copyright transfers are NOT a part by the GPL. They are, however, a practicality that is very often required by some organizations with lage GPL codebases (like MySQL AB, I believe, and GNU) before they will include your contributions in their codebases. I guess you weren't aware of that at all. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
