On Sunday 05 May 2002 03:41 am, Arnout Engelen wrote:
> GNU GPL paragraph 8:
> If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
> certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
> original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
> may add an
On Monday 06 May 2002 12:12 am, Ken Brown wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know approximately how many lines of code are in Unix and
> Linux?
What do you mean by "unix" and what do you mean by "linux"?
By "unix" do you mean the original AT&T SysV or 44BSD, or a modern Unix like
Solaris, IRIX, AI
--- Akil Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But we must remember that the
> intent of the GNU
> license is to "license" totally free software for
> the creation of other
> totally free software. In other words, this license
> is not commercially
> viable.
>
These have been repeated 1000 times
The issues of enforceability of the GPL and the remedies available for
breach of the GPL are complicated ones. Because the GPL is intended by
its authors to be a copyright license rather than a contract, copyright
remedies apply. It makes a difference, under the Copyright Act, whether
the copyri
I found the comments surrounding the GPL quite interesting and
thought-provoking. I normally don't indulge in long list responses, but
I hope that you will forgive this lapse:
Ferndando Velloso wrote:
>>After reviewing The Open Source Milestone Application Framework
>>License, Version 1.5, I coc
(This is a bit off topic, but the problem we've encountered is probably
something other open-source software developers will eventually cross, so
I'm posting here..)
My questions --
Once a company has violated the GPL (v2), what remedies does the
copyright holder have? What must a copyright
From:Mrs. M. Sese-seko
I am Mrs Sese-seko widow of late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire
now known as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I am move to write
this letter, this was in confidence considering my present
circumstance and and situation. I escaped along with my husband and
two
I disagree with your conclusion that Article 5 of the OSD is in conflict
with (or contradicts) paragraph 8 of the GNU GPL.
More important, I do not believe there is an easy or simple answer to
your final question. Both of your questions point out a conundrum that
extends far beyond open source,
Hi,
Reading the 'rationale' for paragraph 5 of the OSD, it appeared to me that it
prohibits what the GPL does in paragraph 8. I will quote for your convenience:
OSD paragraph 5:
The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.
Rationale (thus not officially part of the
The Open Source Milestone Application Framework Software
License, Version 1.5 is an
GPL-incompatible license becuase it
has the advertising clause (Clause 7).
Read more about The Original BSD License Problem at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html
So you, Akil Franklin, should eliminate
t
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