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Valdis.Kletnieksat_private

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:24:52 CDT, "Westerman, Mark" <Mark.Westermanat_private>  said:

> SCC by accepting the Sole Source Contract from the NSA and performing 
> the work by modifying Linux you accepted the terms of the GPL. Since 
> Linux uses the GPL, SCC was required by LAW to accept the terms of the 
> GPL. They modified Linux and distributed SELinux to the NSA.

If SCC was legally a contractor producing a custom work for the NSA, then the
modified Linux is the NSA's, and NSA is prohibited from distributing it.

Under copyright law, it would be a "work for hire".

Of course, IANAL, and I didn't see the contract between SCC and NSA.

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				Valdis Kletnieks
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				Virginia Tech