Re: GNU development tools planned 4 NT?

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From: Tom Tromey
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 21:19

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>>>>> "Art" == Arthur Kreitman <artk@Congruent.COM> writes:

Art> Contracts are always subject to interpertation.  I've negotiated
Art> lots of contracts and I've come to inumerable agreements with
Art> companies my firm has entered into contracts with over the
Art> interpertation of various terms and conditions.  My overall
Art> impression was that the FSF considered the GPL more like holt
Art> writ then a contract.  --

My understanding is that the GPL is a license, not a contract.  There
is a difference, I think.

Anyway, you still haven't provided any details of your dispute with
the FSF.  I'd like to hear the details so I can judge for myself which
party is out to lunch.

Tom
--
tromey@cns.caltech.edu                Member, League for Programming Freedom
"Sadism and farce are always inexplicably linked"
	-- Alexander Theroux

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From: tromey@klab.caltech.edu (Tom Tromey)
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Subject: Re: GNU development tools planned 4 NT?
Date: 14 Mar 1995 21:19:02 GMT
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