At 13:04 27/04/98 -0400, Raul Miller wrote: >Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> As an aside, I am beggining to think that we need a better license, >> >> from a legal perspective, because with all the issues of shared >> >> libraries, "essential parts", and who knows what else, if someone >> >> would really try to challange the GPL in a court, I don't know if it >> >> would stand up. > >At 04:14 PM 4/26/98 -0400, Raul Miller wrote: >> >FUD. > >Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why is this FUD? > >Only the courts get to decide what would stand up in court. [And >then usually in a limited context.] > >"Giving up on the GPL before it's been tested because you don't know if >it would stand up in court" is explicitly based on doubt, uncertainty >and/or fear.
Actually, IMO, if I would be the author of a piece of a code, a license I have a doubt in, is not a good license. When I license my software, I want their to be no doubts on what's legal and not legal to do with it. I license that causes doubts, IMO, has problems. Shaya -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
