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by bigbubba 2011 days ago
Grsecurity also uses this 'loophole.' Seeing this scheme go mainstream is really disheartening; I feel that it really undermines the intent and social value of the GPL.
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ikiris 2011 days ago
It's supposed to be against the GPL, but no one is willing to chase it.
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dralley 2011 days ago
In what way is it "supposed to be against the GPL"?
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hvdijk 2011 days ago
See Bruce Perens's explanation: <https://perens.com/2017/06/28/warning-grsecurity-potential-c...>. The short story: adding a penalty to an action that the GPL allows is a restriction of that action, and the GPL does not allow setting additional restrictions. This has not been tested in court, as far as I know.
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andi999 2011 days ago
In the case of Red Hat it is not a penalty (as far as I understand) but a 'bonus' you can keep your support contract when obliging..
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hvdijk 2010 days ago
My understanding is that Red Hat does allow redistribution so long as you do not infringe on its trademarks. Given that no version of the GPL ever granted trademark rights, this is not an additional restriction, so this is fine.
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coldtea 2011 days ago
The same way something like "we can tell you, but then we'll have to kill you" would be against the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act.
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