> >That single project may itself link to many other
> >projects. That single
> >project could be the Linux kernel itself.
> So a single Linux system that is connected to the Internet which can
> link to every host on the Internet, can change the software licensing
> on every computer in the world that is connected to the Internet? That's
> some powerful license!
I don't get it. It's as if we're speaking two different languages.
>No, it is not. There is a problem, and that is why there is a
>mechanism IN THE GPL ITSELF to take care of this problem.
>It is very simple and I fail to see why it cannot work. That mechanism
>is to have the FSF issue a variance - if you feel your project
>sufficiently intertwines with the GPL as to make the GPL
>normally become effective.
Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support the claim that the FSF
can
issue a variance for software whose copyright has not been assigned to it?
DS
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