> I disagree that they are easy to understand in application. I agree with your disagreement to the previous disagreement. i think.
>Making findings about particular cases or examples is alarmingly difficult for me. This is probably due in part because no findings have ever really been made by anyone. It always seems to be enough to give people a prod in the right direction until everyone is happy (see my previous comments on the spirit of the GPL). But one day it won't be a simple case of someone blatantly plagiarising GPL'd work; and then what we'll end up with won't be too far removed from the current Microsoft case - essentially deciding just where you draw the boundaries between the kernel, libraries, API's and applications. If you've had chance to read any of the transcripts from the latest case (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/legal/nonsettling.asp#transcripts) it highlights how what you think would be clear can become very confused (and then the lawyers open their mouths ...). -i [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wienand.org ********************************************************************** CAUTION: This message may contain confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any use or disclosure of this message is prohibited. If you received this message in error please notify Mail Administrators immediately. You must obtain all necessary intellectual property clearances before doing anything other than displaying this message on your monitor. There is no intellectual property licence. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Woolworths Ltd. ********************************************************************** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
