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Article #23070Re: GPL and NDAs
From: Greg Lindahl
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00
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"Jeffrey B. Siegal" <jbs@quiotix.com> writes: > You *can* own copies of software, the way you own a book, but you do not need > to own a copy to use or have a license to use a copy. Most software license > agreements state that you do not own the software at all, it is simply made > available for your use. This is only done in an attempt to circumvent "fair use". > If transfer of ownership is required for GPL, then GPL is dead. The GPL doesn't use mealy-mouthed language trying to circumvent "fair use". There is no problem with this. -- g
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