Re: CVE-2017-1000364 kernel fix brake user-space programs

2017-06-23 Thread aconcernedfossdev
It is not OK. Says who? You're speaking as if from a position of authority, but what authority do you have? On 2017-06-23 19:52, Nrbrtx wrote: Dear Ubuntu developers! I can't understand how this happen, but your latest kernel upgrade broke many user-space applications. For me this process

Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

2017-06-15 Thread aconcernedfossdev
I'm listening to your responses, and responding myself. You call me a spammer. Which is a libel. Would you like me to file over it? On 2017-06-15 16:05, Wade Smart wrote: Whoever this person is, not only is s/he spamming multiple lists here, there are several over lists where Im getting the

Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

2017-06-15 Thread aconcernedfossdev
Nice vally-girl yawn. Because you are not interested in legal matters vis a vis GRSecurity, no one should be and the discussion should be censored You're a real piece of work, you know. A real piece of work. So I ask the question again: Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity

Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

2017-06-15 Thread aconcernedfossdev
Oh exaulted one, I am so sorry to have wasted your inbox space. You see we all live for you, exalted aryan queen! Some of us care about the legal aspects of "copyleft". Without enforcement there is no reason for anyone to contribute to linux. There is a simple trade: we trade our labor for

Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

2017-06-15 Thread aconcernedfossdev
their customer restriction "you can redistribute this code, but if you do we will on longer provide you with updates" does not change that. That is the imposition of an additional term, a court would not be amused by the programmers claim it's fine because he didn't ink it into the copy of

Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

2017-06-15 Thread aconcernedfossdev
If Mr Spengler would like to market a non-re-distributable hardened kernel, he can write his own kernel from scratch. Currently he is marketing a non-redistributable derivative work of the Linux Kernel. He prevents customers of his from redistributing the derivative work by threatening a

Re: [kernel-hardening] Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

2017-06-15 Thread aconcernedfossdev
Also Brad Spengler has been threatening legal action against an openwall developer back-porting features of Brad's wholly, non-standalone, derivative work. He also calls GRSecurity an "Original Work", which it is not (see the Anime Subs cases for the court's opinion) (GRSecurity is such a