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Re: [News] BSD vs Linux/GPL Developer Dispute Not Over Yet

  • Subject: Re: [News] BSD vs Linux/GPL Developer Dispute Not Over Yet
  • From: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:39:05 +0100
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Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Atheros Driver Developments
[...]
> GPL-BSD stoush: de Raadt hints at legal action
> 
> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14447/1091/
> 
> He seems to forget that BSD folks nicked some drivers from Linux as
> well...

He also seems to be ignoring the wishes of the author, who explicitly
dual-licensed that code BSD/GPL, and stated that anyone may choose to
exclude either one of those two licenses.

> Related:
> 
> Open Source coders caught stealing Open Source code
> 
> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38746

"Because of a few GPL issues you are willing to use very strong words,
disrupting the efforts of one guy who is trying to do things for the BSD
community." - Theo the Rat.

Hypocrite.

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K.
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