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Author: Arnt Karlsen
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] I have a question about libsystemd0 in devuan ascii,
On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 01:19:50 +0200, metux IT consult wrote in message
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> On 27.06.2017 11:06, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
>
> > ..there's hope, it would take holding the systemd fanbois
> > to the same standards as the 'clowns' at grsecurity...
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/26/linus_torvalds_slams_pure_garbage_from_clowns_at_grsecurity/
>
> wait a second - these grsecurity folks are *selling* kernel patches ?
> how is that compatible w/ the gpl ?


..selling=distribution, perfectly legal under the GPLs, provided
you comply to all terms of the relevant GPLs.

..if you own copyright, you can even dual license it.

..now, if you e.g. add extra contractual conditions that deny
anyone rights they should enjoy under copyright law or under
any GPL version, you may find yourself in trouble.

--
..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.