Re: Free Software Users == dupes ?

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From: brnstnd
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 1990 04:29

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In article <TED.90Apr29111245@kythera.nmsu.edu> ted@nmsu.edu (Ted Dunning) writes:
> on the other hand, the license has already succeeded in its true
> intent of encouraging source distribution of software.

The extent of this encouragement has been negligible.

> the reasons for
> this success have not been the legal merits of the license, but rather
> the goodwill of the programming populace.

Wunderbar. Why is the FSF so opposed to using clear, easy-to-understand,
legally sound licenses? When corporate lawyers review the GPL and say it
has problems, why doesn't the FSF get the message and rewrite the GPL to
avoid those problems? What does the FSF gain by failing to do this?

---Dan

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From: brnstnd@stealth.acf.nyu.edu
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Subject: Re: Free Software Users == dupes ?
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Date: 30 Apr 90 04:29:24 GMT
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