🚀 go-pugleaf

The debate titled "Fund raising at the FSF" has gone on to such
extents that I'm sure many readers have lost interest, or haven't
the time to read it.  That is a shame because the primary debators
have been providing a show worth watching no matter which side one
does or not agree with!

I pulled this particular snippet out because it is so funny,
logically, that I just had to repost it under a different title so
that perhaps others could share the laugh.

In article <1993Jan8.222849.19131@husc3.harvard.edu> 
zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
>In article <C0K4xx.Cos@news.udel.edu> 
>johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:
>
>MZ:
>>>________________________________
>>>
>>>	5.  You may not copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer
>>>	the Program except as expressly provided under this General
>>>	Public License.   .....
>>>
>>>________________________________
>
>BJ:
>>This statement expresses one of several "terms and conditions 
>>for copying, distribution and modification" set forth by the 
>>"licensor" (aka "owner", or "copyright holder")  which describe 
>>and limit the rights of licensees.  It does not describe or limit 
>>the rights of the licensor.
>
>This would have been a good distinction, had it been borne out by the
>text of the GPL.  Alas, it is not.  While the term "licensor" occurs
>in the statement of Version 1, Paragraph 7, the text does not in any
>way suggest that the right of the licensor is in any way different
>from the right of the licensee, as constrained by Paragraph 5.

Yeah, right...  the license terms for the licensee obviously apply
to the licensor.

Remember the name Mikhail Zeleny, he said that.
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