[clug] The GPL and kernel modules

[Edward Lang]

NYT? WSJ. Too many news sources, not enough mastheads!

On 6/22/06, Edward Lang <edlang at gmail.com> wrote:
> I read this quotation in the NYT a week or two ago:
>
> | Mr. Giuliani's approach was nonpartisan in the best sense--i.e., not
> fuzzy but frank. It
> | wasn't /Public schools want to be free/; it was /This is what will
> help, this is why it isn't
> | happening, this is why we have to make it happen/. That didn't sound
> like the same old
> | same old. It didn't sound like the past.
>
> LINK: http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110008516
>
> Over the last few years I've come to hold such pragmatism in higher
> regard than I once did in the past, and I think it's a fairly
> reasonable and valuable position to take in a variety of matters. For
> example, in the world of software I'd rather find the best possible
> compromise between freedom from monopolies and oligarchies, and
> providing incentives for those willing to commit time, money and
> resources to research and development.
>
> I've noticed a thread on planet.gnome.org (mostly by Luiz Villa iirc)
> that is thinking about the impact of paying volunteers on their work.
> Perhaps that extends to the protection of their work? That is, those
> with the least monetary reward (and by implication, with the least
> reimbursement to lose) are the most likely to take social risks.
>
>
> On 6/21/06, Sam Couter <sam at couter.dropbear.id.au> wrote:
> > Paul Wayper <paul.wayper at anu.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> > > One is that what I _don't_ see is the FSF badgering nVidia and ATI
> >
> > They may be badgering them incessantly in private.
> >
> > > or taking them to court, over 'violating the GPL' by distributing
> > > binary-only drivers.
> >
> > #include <ianal_disclaimer.h>
> >
> > The FSF has no standing to initiate legal action over GPL violations
> > unless they hold the copyright being violated. Only the copyright holder
> > can take legal action, regardless of who authored the licence.
> >
> > The kernel developers, who *do* hold the copyright over their various
> > pieces of kernel code, could take action if they wished. Those with
> > Linus don't want to because they think it's okay that nVidia and ATI
> > drivers have binary components. Most of the others probably want to see
> > a better resolution than The GPL Case Of The Century. And maybe some
> > just don't care enough or have enough money or confidence to go to the
> > trouble of prosecuting.
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