[$] The kernel community confronts GPL enforcement

Some of the most important discussions associated with the annual KernelSummit do not happen at the event itself; instead, they unfold prior to thesummit on the planningmailing list. There is value in learning what developers feel needs to be talked about and, often, important issues can be resolvedbefore the summit itself takes place. That list has just hosted (indeed,is still hosting as of this writing) avoluminous discussion on license enforcement that was described by someparticipants as being "pointless" or worse. But that discussion has serveda valuable purpose: it has brought to the light a debate that has longfestered under the surface, and it has clarified where some of the realdisagreements lie.