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Will no-one sue GrSecurity for their blatant GPL violation (of GCC and t


From: nipponmail
Subject: Will no-one sue GrSecurity for their blatant GPL violation (of GCC and the linux kernel)?
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:57:16 +0000
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(Note: Sending here now as this the other list was for tech discussions instead, oh an they lied: the pre-moderation is still on (for me, because they do not want this topic discussed (and have admitted so))). (SFConservancy hasn't done anything in years, FSF Legal is the same)
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RMS:.
Could you share your thoughts, if any, of why no one will sue GrSecurity ("Open Source Security" (a Pennsylvania company)) for their blatant violation of section 6 of version 2 of the GNU General Public License?.
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Both regarding their GCC plugins and their Linux-Kernel patch which is a non-separable derivative work?.
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They distribute such under a no-redistribution agreement to paying customers (the is the only distribution they do). If the customer redistributes the derivative works they are punished..
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That is: GrSecurity (OSS) has created a contract to /Defeat/ the GPL and has done so successfully so far. Very successfully. The GPL is basically the BSD license now, since such as been allowed to stand..
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This is how businesses see the GPL. They are no longer afraid: They will simply do what GrSecurity has done. Something that was supposed to stay liberated: a security patch that helped users maintain their privacy by not being immediately rooted when using a linux kernel on a GNU system; is now non-free..
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With this the GPL _fails_..
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NO ONE has sued GrSecurity. Thus they are seen as "having it right" "correct" "we can do this"..
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Wouldn't the FSF have standing regarding the GCC plugins atleast?.
Couldn't you all rally linux-kernel copyright holders to bring a joint action?.
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