Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?

[Peter]

Can this pointless thread be stopped?  If people want to get linux from 
a commercial source that is their problem.  I  get my software from 
Ubuntu and could not give a fig for the other distributions.  I have 
real problems to worry about in my world and do not have the time to 
waste on what appears to be pointless stupid rants which achieve nothing.

Regards


Peter Goggin


On 16/06/17 03:49, Xen wrote:
> aconcernedfossdev at airmail.cc schreef op 15-06-2017 17:34:
>> Why does no one care that Brad Spengler of GRSecurity is blatantly
>> violating the intention of the rightsholders to the Linux Kernel?
>
> You made this discussion on @discuss last December.
>
> You were of the opinion that any copyright violation *MUST* be 
> prosecuted.
>
> I failed back then to see the need to do so. Why should you care if 
> you are not effected?
>
> The answer to your question is simply that people are not hurt by it, 
> and if they were I think you could count on them to see the relevance 
> themselves. Without convincing.
>
> Even in criminal prosecution there is something called "prosecutorial 
> discretion". And if no one is hurt, why should they care.
>
> This thought that some kind of natural law mandates action is folly. 
> It only happens if people care.
>
> You ask why people don't care. Probably because they have better 
> things to do.
>
> Some of the things you have cited indicate a counter-productive 
> 'response' from this Spengler fellow, in the sense that the more you 
> nag, the more he will do the opposite of what you want, as people 
> usually do.
>
> If someone tells me to eat pizza every Sunday, I am sure as hell not 
> going to eat pizza on a Sunday. And I might even avoid doing it on 
> purpose just to mess with you.
>
> I told you back then that your approach treated this guy as an enemy, 
> and you see now that he did as I told you he would, you didn't come 
> closer to an agreement, but you widened the gap.
>
> Your efforts have an effect opposite to what you intend.
>
> You want to achieve victory by force. Well, good luck.
>