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> Any individual developer could defect from Linus' stance and work with the SFC on an infringement case. I was looking for a source and was unable to find it

> Any individual developer could defect from Linus' stance and work with the SFC on an infringement case. I was looking for a source and was unable to find it quickly, but I'm pretty sure a significant number of kernel developers have joined some kind of SFC organization that allows the SFC to use their copyright in order to sue for compliance. Edit: Thanks ashitlerferad, I missed the section on linux here: https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/ https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/. That's the source. Edit2: Please read JoshTriplett's comment below for some clarifications on this subject.

ashitlerferad 10y ago
https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/ https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/
JoshTriplett 10y ago
As mentioned in the linked email thread, the kernel developers working with Conservancy do not typically assign their copyright to Conservancy, and do not cede their decision-making authority over legal matters to Conservancy. (Also, they go by "Conservancy" or "Software Freedom Conservancy", not "SFC", to avoid acronym confusion.) Some developers on various projects (including the kernel) have voluntarily signed over copyrights to Conservancy for various reasons, but their GPL compliance project does not require that.