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[–] jimmiegism 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
PLEASE Help to Get This LinuxCoC Info OUT for ALL to SEE!!! --Pass it ON!
EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE / UNDERSTAND THIS? https://lulz.com/linux-devs-threaten-killswitch-coc-controversy-1252/
Update (September 24): new response from Richard M. Stallman, and Eric S. Raymond (ESR) says the license revocation “threat has teeth.”
....... Controversy over politics is now seeing some of its developers threatening to withdraw the license to all of their code, potentially destroying or making the whole Linux kernel unusable for a very long time.
An open letter posted to the Linux Kernel Mailing List explains:
Regarding those who are ejected from the Linux Kernel Community after this CoC:
Contributors can, at any time, rescind the license grant regarding their property via written notice to those whom they are rescinding the grant from (regarding their property (code)) .
The GPL version 2 lacks a no-rescission clause (the GPL version 3 has such a clause: to attempt furnish defendants with an estoppel defense, the Linux Kernel is licensed under version 2, however, as are the past contributions).
When the defendants ignore the rescission and continue using the plaintiff's code, the plaintiff can sue under the copyright statute.
Banned contributors should do this (note: plaintiff is to register their copyright prior to filing suit, the copyright does not have to be registered at the time of the violation however)
Additionally when said banned contributors joined the Linux team, they were under the impression that it was a meritocracy: in-fact this belief was stated or ratified by those within the governing body regarding Linux when the contributors began their work (whatever that body was at that time, it could have been simply Linus, or Linus and a few
associates).
[–] Ps4Freedom [S] ago
I'll post it for you. I've been looking for good info on this. Thanks!
[–] jimmiegism 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
More Info - YES!!! VERY SERIOUS issue - ALL relates to free speech - censorship - No DUE Process - etc. So Linus Torvalds the Linux Creator/Founder was FORCED to Leave 4 days ago over this. Microsoft - JOINED the OpenSource LinuxFoundation.org in Nov 2016... WHY would MS - which sells OS Licenses - EVER become a part of an OPEN-SOURCE OS Group? To STEAL IT! (YES - It's in Windows 10!!!) They have done a "Social justice Warrior" move by putting the "Code of Conduct" in place - now the terrorizing of Linux ppl has begun!
This is HUGE! If ANY developer that EVER Contributed CODE to the Kernel - they can rescind it - breaking up the Linux Kernel -- Taking down Open Source OS - and leaving Microsoft to move in and CHARGE for Server OS Licenses (that ALREADY HAVE Linux in them)!!!!!
[–] jimmiegism 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thanks Dude!!!