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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.

For those kind enough to care, I take the masculine pronoun by preference. That's it.

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58 If someone else uploads my GPL'd code to Github without my permission, do they not put it at risk of being stolen by Microsoft? Aug 5 '19
49 Can I ignore an open source license if I checkout a version that was released prior to the code having any license? Dec 11 '19
45 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
32 Is it legal to use GPL code in a proprietary, closed-source program by putting it in a separate, standalone program? Jul 9 '18
29 Use GPLv3 library in a closed system (no software distribution) Oct 11 '19
28 Are software licenses version-specific? Jan 15 '19
21 Do the licences permit GPL- and BSD-licensed applications to be used for government work? Jul 23 '19
20 Do defunct companies have to comply with requests for GPL code? Sep 24 '18
18 License validity of unreleased project Jul 16 '19
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