Even if he had not executed a transfer, it would make little difference.
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 24.98.42.168]
on August 24, 2007 09:42 PM
The most he could prevent them from using would be the name. And even with that, it would be hard to prevent them from continuing to use it, since he allowed them to use it for so long already.
As far as the copyrights, it's almost a non-issue. By distributing the software under the GPL, he has given them a license. And it is a very extensive license. That license cannot be revoked except under the terms by which it was granted. And Gentoo has not violated the terms of the GPL at any time that I have heard of.
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Even if he had not executed a transfer, it would make little difference.
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 24.98.42.168] on August 24, 2007 09:42 PMAs far as the copyrights, it's almost a non-issue. By distributing the software under the GPL, he has given them a license. And it is a very extensive license. That license cannot be revoked except under the terms by which it was granted. And Gentoo has not violated the terms of the GPL at any time that I have heard of.
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