Re: GPL and NDAs

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From: Richard Tobin
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <38915E40.2DC1DF32@home.com>, Richard  <2prometheus@home.com> wrote:

>If I break into your computer and copy your GPLed software, then you
>still owe me source code for any of that software to which you are the
>author.

Nonsense.  The requirement to provide source is a requirement on
licencees, and the author is not a licencee.  Even for licencees, the
requirement to provide source applies to those distributing it, and I
challenge you to demonstrate that having someone break in to your
computer counts legally as distribution.

-- Richard
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From: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin)
Subject: Re: GPL and NDAs
Date: 2000/01/29
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