Sorry to jump in on a conversation towards its end, but... > A right is not something a person (e.g. a developer) can make it go > away on a whim, and that is the case for what the GPL gives to users.
... that is completely wrong. Copyright Law (in whatever form) enshrines the exclusive rights held by a Copyright Owner. The GPL is a licence from that owner which transfers non-exclusive rights to the user. Such transfer is permanent so long as the licence is not revoked. Under the terms of the GPL, the licence can only be revoked for non-compliance. Thus the developer *cannot* make those rights go away on a whim. And "rights" is the correct word here - it is the term used in the copyright legislation with which I'm familiar (US and UK). Vic. _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
