Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

2017-10-23 Thread Pavel Nikulin
ort to legal action ended amicably, but we still had heated conversation whether I did or didn't alienate my right for attribution and copyright. On 23 October 2017 at 10:50, Greg KH <gre...@linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 10:16:12PM +0300, Pavel Nikulin wrote: >> If you

Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

2017-10-23 Thread Pavel Nikulin
ort to legal action ended amicably, but we still had heated conversation whether I did or didn't alienate my right for attribution and copyright. On 23 October 2017 at 10:50, Greg KH wrote: > On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 10:16:12PM +0300, Pavel Nikulin wrote: >> If you say that your lawyers have

Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

2017-10-21 Thread Pavel Nikulin
ome US states) if doing so is needed to harm companies hiding behind proxy entities, "clouds," ones persistent in using vexatious deference tactics, or simply ones believing that they loose nothing if they try to challenge every request for GPL compliance. On 20 October 2017 at 21:25, Alan Co

Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

2017-10-21 Thread Pavel Nikulin
ome US states) if doing so is needed to harm companies hiding behind proxy entities, "clouds," ones persistent in using vexatious deference tactics, or simply ones believing that they loose nothing if they try to challenge every request for GPL compliance. On 20 October 2017 at 21:25, Alan Cox

Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

2017-10-19 Thread Pavel Nikulin
Hold! Greg, are you trying to put a new addendum to the terms of GPL v2? I read the FAQ you posted, having you writing in that FAQ that this is not a change to license terms is not enough. Modification of GPL V2 terms are explicitly disallowed. IF you want to put such writing into kernel, a very

Re: [GIT PULL] Documentation: Add a file explaining the requested Linux kernel license enforcement policy

2017-10-19 Thread Pavel Nikulin
Hold! Greg, are you trying to put a new addendum to the terms of GPL v2? I read the FAQ you posted, having you writing in that FAQ that this is not a change to license terms is not enough. Modification of GPL V2 terms are explicitly disallowed. IF you want to put such writing into kernel, a very