On Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:01:32 -0700, Rick wrote in message <20170628000131.gb28...@linuxmafia.com>:
> Quoting Bruce Perens (br...@perens.com): > > > It doesn't, unless you have understanding customers who just don't > > redistribute because they want you to stay in business. But > > grsecurity doesn't work that way, it is alleged. It is alleged that > > they tell customers that if they redistribute, they will no longer > > be allowed to be a customer or get the next version. > > > > IMO that's violating the GPL. > > IMO, terminating a customer relationship and contractual entitlement > to future releases is nothing like a 'restriction on the recipients' > exercise of the rights granted herein' within the meaning of GPLv2 > clause 6, because zero impediment is thereby imposed on licensee's > lawful exercise of licence rights. Commercial support and updates are > nowhere guaranteed by the licence terms. > > You obviously disagree. Judges would get to decide, provided the > claim were ever adjudicated, but I think that outcome's wildly > improbable because plaintiffs aren't dumb enough to bring such cases. ..never underestimate the accidental wisdom of dumb people... ;oD -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
