Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding

2006-07-10 Thread Jay Belanger
Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ... A lunatic cannot enter into any contract at all, because he does not understand what he is doing. Since the GPL isn't a contract, you can still use GPLed software. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing

Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding

2006-07-10 Thread John Hasler
Alexander Terekhov writes: ... A lunatic cannot enter into any contract at all, because he does not understand what he is doing. Jay Belanger writes: Since the GPL isn't a contract, you can still use GPLed software. Even if the GPL were a contract he could still _use_ GPLed software

Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding

2006-07-10 Thread Wei Mingzhi
It is a contract, but one doesn't enter into the GPL contract as long as copying, distribution, and modification doesn't require a license. For example, 17 USC 109 allows distribution and 17 USC 117 allows copying and modification (adaptation). Read it carefully... The 17 USC 117 is about