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I would say that (probably?) even his contributions have so much work (patches) from others in it, that he's not the solely owner of the code anymore (same with
by nix23 4y ago
I would say that (probably?) even his contributions have so much work (patches) from others in it, that he's not the solely owner of the code anymore (same with git), i would say it's nearly impossible to change the license once it's in the kernel.
That's a good thing btw ;)
- Macha 4y agoThis is borne out in many music licensing disputes over the years where many owners just means any of them can stop distribution.
- djur 4y agoIt certainly feels like that should be practically the case, and if it ever goes to court I hope that's how it turns out! Copyright law wasn't written with software in mind and, strange as it seems, there's still a ton of unresolved questions about how exactly it works.