Alabama Petrofsky wrote: [...] > According to its Preamble, the purpose of the GPL is to guarantee the > "freedom to share > > and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its > users." GPL at 1. The > > Preamble goes on to explain that: > > To protect your rights,
It appears that it's an easy game for master Wallace. Funny... he already let the defendants know that he reads Nimmer. Now, http://www.ipinfoblog.com/archives/Open%20Source%20Legal%20Issues.pdf LEGAL ISSUES IN OPEN SOURCE AND FREE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION1 RAYMOND T. NIMMER 1 This materials have been adapted from Chapter 11 in Raymond T. Nimmer, The Law of Computer Technology (1997, 2005 Supp.). ----- C. Viral impact: unrestricted vs. copyleft software The idea of copyleft license provisions is a characteristic part of at least a segment of the free software and open source software (FSOS) community.89 Indeed, it is common in FSOS to view restrictive copyleft provisions as the hallmark of truly free software, as the community defines that term. From the perspective of nonbelievers, however, copyleft is the most controversial feature of free software and open source software because it affects the users rights with respect to the FSOS software and may impact the users control of software written entirely by it when used in conjunction with the FSOS software. In a stunning example of double-speak, the Preamble to the GPL describes the reason for such provisions in the GPL in terms of protecting the licensees rights: To protect your rights, ----- He he. regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
