On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:44:49 +1200 yuri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:35:43 +1200, Carl Cerecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 47c Lets us fix bugs in software we own. > > Does software follow the "first-sale" principle in New Zealand? > According to most EULAs, we don't own software, we are simply licensed > to use it.
its no different under the GPL. The copyright is still preserved, the GPL is only a license to use it. A more liberal license, but a license nevertheless. > This doesn't affect me much, because the majority of software I have > installed on computers I own comes under a license that gives me those > rights anyway. > In other words, I'm a linux fanboy and I use FOSS almost exclusively. > > As long as FOSS remains permissible I'm happy and my fears a allayed > ... for now. > > Thanks for pointing that out, Carl. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
