Reply to post: ...and sue ME for copyright/licensing breaches on code I helped write

It's a no to ZFS in the Linux kernel from me, says Torvalds, points finger of blame at Oracle licensing

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WTF?

...and sue ME for copyright/licensing breaches on code I helped write

No, since you still have a copy of the code you're using with the simple BSD license attached. The BSD license doesn't make it any easier to falsify authorship of code than the GPL does. This is FUD.

There are plenty of examples out there of vendors incorporating GPL code into devices and shipping without providing access to source. BusyBox, anyone?

If you want to get paid in code, use GPL. If you want to get paid, use BSD.

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