The OpenBSD Journal article states "Note that the issue of authorship has been conveniently glossed over"
It appears from the posting there that while the issue of which licence to use may have been resolved, the issue over when you claim you have made a significant contribution to the work and put your name on it has not been. - Which was a large part of what the BSD people were complaining about in the first place (well, at least the people who write any code, as opposed to people bleating about dual li
I wouldn't go as far as calling it "glossed over," but there is sure as hell a lot of talk about the issue being "resolved" without waiting for Theo and Reyk to chime in.
The real meat of the whole thing is in this analysis [softwarefreedom.org], where the SFLC argues in some detail that the changes made by the Linux Wireless folks do qualify for a derived work of their authorship. Do Theo and Reyk agree with this? We don't know. The licensing concession might be enough to get them to settle, independently of the authorship
Certainly calling this "resolved" is very, very premature. You don't get to call this "resolved" until the other guy agrees not to sue.
I really hope that Theo does sue over this, even if the matter is said to be resolved. Of course, this is because I would like to see him waste a lot of money, publicly humiliate himself and slow the adoption of his project due to the perceived legal risks. I have nothing against the OpenBSD project and no real opinion on the BSD Vs GPL license issues, but I do love seeing arrogant little fucks get what's coming to them, especially when it's by their own hand. I'd also like to see the OpenBSD devs counter-sued over the BCM driver affair. I know that Theo thinks there's a world of difference and that it can be dismissed as a deliberate attack by those "inhuman" Linux devs, but judges tend not to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia and may not see things the same way. Once you start threatening legal action, there tend to be consequences.
Do you think that Theo's handling of this matter has increased or decreased the amount of people who share my opinion?
I really hope that Theo does sue over this, even if the matter is said to be resolved.
There are two major misconceptions in this sentence:
Nobody who actually is involved in the dispute has said that it is resolved, AFAIK.
Theo is not the copyright holder, so he can't sue anyway.
I'd also like to see the OpenBSD devs counter-sued over the BCM driver affair. I know that Theo thinks there's a world of difference and that it can be dismissed as a deliberate attack by those "inhuman" Linux devs, but judges t
Largely positive? (Score:0)
"Note that the issue of authorship has been conveniently glossed over"
It appears from the posting there that while the issue of which licence to
use may have been resolved, the issue over when you claim you have made a significant
contribution to the work and put your name on it has not been. - Which was a large
part of what the BSD people were complaining about in the first place (well, at
least the people who write any code, as opposed to people bleating about dual
li
"Glossed over"? No; deemphasized, certainly. (Score:1)
I wouldn't go as far as calling it "glossed over," but there is sure as hell a lot of talk about the issue being "resolved" without waiting for Theo and Reyk to chime in.
The real meat of the whole thing is in this analysis [softwarefreedom.org], where the SFLC argues in some detail that the changes made by the Linux Wireless folks do qualify for a derived work of their authorship. Do Theo and Reyk agree with this? We don't know. The licensing concession might be enough to get them to settle, independently of the authorship
Re:"Glossed over"? No; deemphasized, certainly. (Score:2)
I really hope that Theo does sue over this, even if the matter is said to be resolved. Of course, this is because I would like to see him waste a lot of money, publicly humiliate himself and slow the adoption of his project due to the perceived legal risks. I have nothing against the OpenBSD project and no real opinion on the BSD Vs GPL license issues, but I do love seeing arrogant little fucks get what's coming to them, especially when it's by their own hand. I'd also like to see the OpenBSD devs counter-sued over the BCM driver affair. I know that Theo thinks there's a world of difference and that it can be dismissed as a deliberate attack by those "inhuman" Linux devs, but judges tend not to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia and may not see things the same way. Once you start threatening legal action, there tend to be consequences.
Do you think that Theo's handling of this matter has increased or decreased the amount of people who share my opinion?
Re: (Score:1)
There are two major misconceptions in this sentence: