This is bollocks unfortunately.
If that was possible, many people would have done so, for various other reasons.
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Xavier Gray
Chase Scott
is right. Complete bullshit.
There are no terms in GPLv2 permitting the termination or revocation of the permission already given under it. Therefore, it is perpetual.
The termination section was added to GPLv3 to allow for licence termination in the event of an infringement of the patents section.
Lincoln Kelly
Yes, that's because it's part of the legal framework, not the licence. The right must be explicitly revoked by the licence else it still stands.
Colton Davis
Trisomy-21 Genetic Imbalance detected.
Adrian Thomas
Thank you for explaining it
Adrian Martinez
Holy shit, here we fucking go...
Popcorn time.
Basically impossible in the case of the kernel, they would have to ask literally everyone who has ever contributed even a single line of code to the project to waive their potential copyright rights along with a few other things such as patents.
Zachary Watson
I hope we can weaponize this.
Jacob Thompson
Won't comment on GPLv2 vs. GPLv3 in this specific case but I do find it interesting how highly corporations kvetched about the very weak anti-tivoization clauses of the GPLv3. See attached .jpg and .webm. Full talk by Bradley Kuhn at: youtube.com
Someone who has contributed enough to Devuan to be mention on its thank-you-page: devuan.org
That's only recently but tons of people have contributed before "signing" such an agreement. Patrick McHardy is one infamous person who raked in cash from companies who violated the GPLv2 because he contributed before the implementation of the "reasonable" enforcement deal. If you are really interested here are a few links:
Patrick McHardy and copyright profiteering: opensource.com
Linux kernel community tries to castrate GPL copyright troll: theregister.co.uk
Linux Developer McHardy Drops GPLv2 'Shake Down' Case: linux.slashdot.org
Patrick McHardy and copyright profiteering (Opensource.com): lwn.net
Statement of netfilter project on GPL enforcement: netfilter.org
Welte: Report from the Geniatech vs. McHardy GPL violation court hearing: lwn.net
Maybe we can start shaming Torvald and his bribed co-sycophants at the Linux Foundation for bashing the GPLv3 at every turn now.
Benjamin Martin
You should look up UNCITRAL model law for private international contracts. If you can get through the first 40 pages (not including table of contents, faggot), it'll blow your god damned mind. The words you're looking for are "ex aequo et bono".
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Blake Anderson
isn't jailbreak a thing because legaly you own the device. so you can do whatever you want with it?