GPL-BSD stoush: de Raadt hints at legal action
The argument over dual-licensed code, which was festering between the GPL and BSD communities, has drifted off the radar for most - but certainly not for Theo de Raadt, head of the OpenBSD project.
After quoting from published material to define the limits of copyright and where it would be applicable, de Raadt went on to issue what looks like a threat: "Furthermore, I urge you to understand that Reyk is a German citizen, and that Germany (like the rest of the world outside the US) impliments (sic) the Berne convention much more strictly than the US does, including in particular these details which come under the subsection of Moral Rights. German law would apply in this case, because that is where Reyk would file against the Linux developers in question."
He went on: "Some of those files which have had a GPL placed on them are Reyk's work, with basically only a few small editorial changes, and then a GPL placed at the top. I sure hope that you are not making a mistake of placing a copyright on something in an illegal fashion. There are penalties, and Linux will suffer greatly from the PR."
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