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Alabama Petrofsky wrote:
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>         According to its Preamble, the purpose of the GPL is to guarantee the "freedom to share
> 
> and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users." GPL at 1. The
> 
> Preamble goes on to explain that:
> 
>                 To protect your rights, 

It appears that it's an easy game for master Wallace. Funny... he 
already let the defendants know that he reads Nimmer. Now,

http://www.ipinfoblog.com/archives/Open%20Source%20Legal%20Issues.pdf

LEGAL ISSUES IN OPEN SOURCE AND
FREE SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION1
RAYMOND T. NIMMER

1 This materials have been adapted from Chapter 11 in Raymond T.
Nimmer, The Law of Computer Technology (1997, 2005 Supp.).

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C. Viral impact: unrestricted vs. copyleft software

The idea of �copyleft� license provisions is a characteristic part of 
at least a segment of the free software and open source software (FSOS) 
community.89 Indeed, it is common in FSOS to view restrictive copyleft 
provisions as the hallmark of truly �free� software, as the community 
defines that term. From the perspective of nonbelievers, however, 
copyleft is the most controversial feature of free software and open 
source software because it affects the user�s rights with respect to 
the FSOS software and may impact the user�s control of software written 
entirely by it when used in conjunction with the FSOS software.

In a stunning example of double-speak, the Preamble to the GPL 
describes the reason for such provisions in the GPL in terms of 
protecting the licensee�s rights:

                To protect your rights,
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He he.

regards,
alexander.