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Article #75132Re: Enforcability of a License
From: Joseph R. Beckenbach
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 1990 18:30
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 1990 18:30
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sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes: >It is important for both vendors and users to understand what a >limited redistributuon copyright may and may not restrict. >GNU really should rename the GPL to something that does not include >the term "License". It is not a license, and this has caused >considerable confusion. Perhaps something like "GNU General Distribution Terms" or "GNU Distribution Agreement" or some such? I'd suggest "GDT" but it looks like a timezone designation. :-) Joseph Beckenbach
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,6740f13b7a007e73 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-11-08 10:30:20 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!jarthur!nntp-server.caltech.edu!jerbil From: jerbil@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Joseph R. Beckenbach) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Enforcability of a License Message-ID: <1990Nov8.183020.7457@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Date: 8 Nov 90 18:30:20 GMT References: <105@uas.UUCP> <sean.658010713@s.ms.uky.edu> Distribution: gnu Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Lines: 14 Posted: Thu Nov 8 19:30:20 1990