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Συντάκτης: Bruce Perens
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Προς: parazyd@dyne.org
Υ/ο: dng
Αντικείμενο: Re: [DNG] grsecurity ripoff by Google, with Linus' approval WAS: I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,
> You are allowed to redistribute the patch legally, but you shall simply
> lose access to future patches. One could call it blackmail, another
> would call it a business move.


Do you work for grsecurity.net or do you have first knowledge of this fact?
I think a pretty good case could be made that this is an added term under
section 6.

    Thanks


    Bruce


On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:44 PM, parazyd@??? <parazyd@???> wrote:

> This is rather a violation of moral. Better said, I think we got used to
> the fact that we always receive libre software for free (gratis).
>
> You are allowed to redistribute the patch legally, but you shall simply
> lose access to future patches. One could call it blackmail, another
> would call it a business move.
>
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2017, Bruce Perens wrote:
>
> >    The allegation is that customers receive a patch to GPL software and
> >    that the company makes it clear to the customers that this patch must
> >    not be redistributed.

> >
> >    On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:30 PM, [1]parazyd@???
> >    <[2]parazyd@???> wrote:

> >
> >      On Tue, 27 Jun 2017, Bruce Perens wrote:
> >      >    I've been getting credible  reports that [1][3]grsecurity.net
> >      is
> >      >    infringing the kernel by preventing customers from
> >      redistributing the
> >      >    GPL code for their patch.
> >      Can you provide proof? In no way are they violating the GPL. It
> >      might be
> >      a question of moral and the "spirit" of free software, but the GPL
> >      (and
> >      in case of the kernel it is GPL2) is not being violated by
> >      Grsecurity.
> >      >    What is it we want Google to do? They usually listen when I
> >      ask...
> >      Stop funding wrong and incompetent people.
> >      --
> >      ~ parazyd
> >      GPG: 0333 7671 FDE7 5BB6 A85E  C91F B876 CB44 FA1B 0274

> >
> > References
> >
> >    1. mailto:parazyd@dyne.org
> >    2. mailto:parazyd@dyne.org
> >    3. http://grsecurity.net/

>
> --
> ~ parazyd
> GPG: 0333 7671 FDE7 5BB6 A85E C91F B876 CB44 FA1B 0274
>