Re: [OT] 'virulent' GPL

Iwo Mergler wrote: Hi all, you won't believe it, but some people are paranoid enough to think that using LyX to write a document somehow 'infects' the document with the GPL. That is, the document and its contents automatically become GPL too. I know this is stupid. Could anyone point me to a

Re: [OT] 'virulent' GPL

Iwo Mergler wrote: Hi all, you won't believe it, but some people are paranoid enough to think that using LyX to write a document somehow 'infects' the document with the GPL. That is, the document and its contents automatically become GPL too. I know this is stupid. Could anyone point me to a

[OT] 'virulent' GPL

Hi all, you won't believe it, but some people are paranoid enough to think that using LyX to write a document somehow 'infects' the document with the GPL. That is, the document and its contents automatically become GPL too. I know this is stupid. Could anyone point me to a suitable legal document

Re: [OT] 'virulent' GPL

Iwo Mergler wrote: Could anyone point me to a suitable legal document which states this isn't the case under GPL? It would help me resolve a dispute I still can't belive I'm having. The GPL itself? §0: [...] Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this

Re: [OT] 'virulent' GPL

On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 08:56:23AM +0100, Iwo Mergler spake thusly: Hi all, you won't believe it, but some people are paranoid enough to think that using LyX to write a document somehow 'infects' the document with the GPL. Of course this is true... and viruses infect your machine through

[OT] 'virulent' GPL

Hi all, you won't believe it, but some people are paranoid enough to think that using LyX to write a document somehow 'infects' the document with the GPL. That is, the document and its contents automatically become GPL too. I know this is stupid. Could anyone point me to a suitable legal document

Re: [OT] 'virulent' GPL

Iwo Mergler wrote: > Could anyone point me to a suitable legal document > which states this isn't the case under GPL? It would > help me resolve a dispute I still can't belive I'm having. The GPL itself? §0: "[...] Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by

Re: [OT] 'virulent' GPL

On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 08:56:23AM +0100, Iwo Mergler spake thusly: > Hi all, > > you won't believe it, but some people are paranoid > enough to think that using LyX to write a document > somehow 'infects' the document with the GPL. Of course this is true... and viruses infect your machine