On Saturday 01 September 2007 07:52:45 David H. Lynch Jr. wrote:

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> Theo de Raadt wrote:

> > For the record -- I was right and the Linux developers cannot change

> > the licenses in any of those ways proposed in those diffs, or that

> > conversation (http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/8/28/157).

> >

> > It is illegal to modify a license unless you are the owner/author,

> > because it is a legal document.

>

>     With respect to both you and Eban, I  would disagree..

They're not alone.  You sir, are alone in your fantasy world.
>     The law requires complying with the license not preserving it.

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>     The license is a part of the copyrighted work.

>     It grants users rights beyond those of copyright law.

Hmm, complying with the license.  How can you say you comply with the

license that says you may not alter the licence yet you alter the license?
[..]

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>     If I am mis-understanding the license I appologize,  but my view  of

> this  dispute is that Linux developers are unethically and immorally,

>     but quite legally doing  to BSD Licensed code pretty much what the

> BSD License allows them to.

You're wrong.  Read the 'without modification' words a few times to get why.

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