Re: Spanish translation of the GPL (version 2)

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From: goon
Date: Mon, 11 May 1992 17:37

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In article <MIB.92May11160658@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) writes:
      In any case, I'm not a native speaker, but the translation appears
      to be very well done.  Are such translations considered legal
      substitutes for the GPL ?

   *Only* if approved by the Free Software Foundation.  We need to have
   our lawyers look at it.  If f is a function mapping Spanish to
   English, and g is a function mapping laymans meaning to lawyers
   meaning, the following diagram does not necessarily commute:

If f is as described, then f is definitly not a function, for the same
element in the range may map to two different ellements in the target.

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Subject: Re: Spanish translation of the GPL (version 2)
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