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Article #695GPL is *not* a virus
From: Leonard H. Tower Jr.
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1990 04:24
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1990 04:24
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Errors-To: gnu-misc-discuss-request@cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: gnu-misc-discuss@cis.ohio-state.edu Sender: gnu-misc-discuss-request@cis.ohio-state.edu Date: 18 Jan 90 01:42:06 GMT From: renner@m.cs.uiuc.edu I am interested in receiving informed opinions as to the legality of this approach. ============ Scott Renner USENET: pur-ee!uiucdcs!renner University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ARPA: renner@cs.uiuc.edu Our lawyers have informed FSF that attempting to avoid the GPL by having one's customers do the linking is illegal under the GPL and applicable laws. enjoy -len
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From: tower@AI.MIT.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.)
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Subject: GPL is *not* a virus
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