On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, James Michael DuPont wrote: > Stallman said that exchange of complex data structures > over the net can also be seen as *one* program talking > to itself.
He's free to have that opinion. I think he would like to see copyright law extended to cover cases like this. This is clearly consistent with both the spirit of the GPL and the FSF's political goals. However, RMS is not a lawyer and you did not pay him for legal advice. There is a big difference between someone's unqualified opinion of your rights and your actual, defensible legal rights. I'll say it again, and this is the last word from me on the subject: if you want to know your rights under the GPL or any other software license you need to hire a lawyer. There is no substitute. -sam
