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What's to say? My real name's Tom Yates; check my personal website for a touch more detail, if you want to. I've been a professional UNIX/network sysadmin since 1991, and currently sysadmin free software for a living through my own little company. I write regularly for LWN. That's it.

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44 Can I modify an open source license to require that I be notified? Jun 15 '18
34 Is illegally obtained GPLv2 software still subject to the terms and conditions of the GPL? Nov 21 '17
31 Is it legal to use GPL code in a proprietary, closed-source program by putting it in a separate, standalone program? Jul 9 '18
28 Are software licenses version-specific? Jan 15
20 Do defunct companies have to comply with requests for GPL code? Sep 24 '18
18 Why do some GNU distributions with a Linux kernel convey GPL software online without providing source code? Mar 9 '16
16 Own LGPL code in proprietorial project Mar 22 '16
15 Is it legal for a corporation to “lock in” & restrict usage and redistribution of Open Source software that it has released to it's own services? Mar 1 '16
14 Malicious code in open source software planted before open sourcing Dec 7 '16
14 If the copyright-owner claims his works to be open source, do they have to release the source somewhere? Jul 7 '15
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