FWD: 2: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Yes: The linux devs can rescind their license grant. GPLv2 is a bare license and is revocable by the grantor.

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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Yes: The linux devs can rescind their 
license grant. GPLv2 is a bare license and is revocable by the grantor.
From 	R0b0t1
To 	gentoo-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc 	ubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
, debian-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-To 	gentoo-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date 	Thu 20:42
Message Body

Apologize for the follow up:

Not being able to rescind the license is like saying someone who was
lent a lawnmower gets to keep it indefinitely with no contest because
the person who lent it can't rescind the grant to the lawnmower.

On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 9:39 PM R0b0t1 <r030t1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: