Rando Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is where I stand on it, too. We should not have to bend over > backwards to ensure that the UNSUPPORTED use of our packaged programs also > comes with the GPL, when all SUPPORTED packages will come with a copy. > > If we do not support, then the user is at their own risk using the > software.
That's correct, but the license does not allow you to abandon the user to quite that degree. You are obliged to tell the user the rights they have with the software. You are not obliged to support them, but if you give them a copy, the GPL establishes a postive obligation on you to tell them all the license requirements that apply. Thomas
