Re: GPLv3 Position Statement

From: Alan Cox
Date: Fri Sep 29 2006 - 17:04:45 EST


Ar Gwe, 2006-09-29 am 11:40 -0700, ysgrifennodd Linus Torvalds:
> For example, when I say that I think it would be totally insane to think
> that a 128-bit hash of a binary is a "derived work",

I would hope not, although thats the silly half of what some of the RIAA
versus bittorrent sites is alleging.

> be a _horrible_ world. And I don't think it makes sense. But sadly, until
> I'm elected(*) life-time President and King of the World, what I think
> doesn't actually change anything.

Emperor of the World is a self electing position, the post is open after
Emperor Norton passed on 8)

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