Frank Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, Joerg Schilling wrote:
>
> [ ... ]
> > You may quote other people's work _without_ ever asking them for permission
> > in case
> > this is needed for your work and as long as your work has enough own
> > "creation level"
> > to make it a separate work.
>
> That might or might not be correct given the gritty details where the
> legislation in different countries is different.
>
> Though in the end, it doesn't matter. You may be allowed to do that, fully
> within your rights.
> But that's not the point. It doesn't actually help either of:
>
> - integrate a Linux ZFS with 'Linux mainstream'.
> - maintain a Linux ZFS when Linux changes ... yet again.
> - find co-workers who will help with coding/maintenance.
>
> It doesn't encourage cooperation. And even if there were a e.g. a WTO
> decision that the so-called 'linking clause' of the GPL is null and void,
> and several high court rulings worldwide confirming so, it wouldn't stop
> people who _like_ to think it's valid from adopting a stance that no
> matter what, they'll use all means they can to obstruct those who do not
> agree with them.
> Several Linux kernel developers have openly stated so. Or, on a different
> end, the Debian "Free Software Guidelines" are way more restrictive than
> the GPL.
This is what I try to explain since a while ,-)
It could be done if there was a will. The problem is that some people from the
Linux camp claim that there is a legal problem just to hide their real
intention.
> Personally, I think they're shooting themselves in the foot, definitely
> long-term. But then, this talk about how to get code from OpenSolaris into
The problem is that you cannot tell us how log we need to wait to see the blood
coming off "Linux feet" ;-)
This is not a legal problem but some people play politic games.
If we respond to these games, we loose. If we continue the way we currently
have and verify that OpenSolaris is viable and constantly creates new ideas and
new code, this kind of games will die out some time.
Let us wait until they shoot themselves in the foot and then give them
"feet back".
Jörg
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