Re: Free Software Users == dupes ?

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From: Ted Dunning
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 1990 14:32

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In article <4207:Apr3004:21:3090@stealth.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd@stealth.acf.nyu.edu writes:

   > Seems to me that once you've been informed of the licensing
   > conditions, if you go ahead you implicitly agree to them.

   This isn't true when the license is unenforceable.

just because an agreement is unenforceable does not mean that you
can't agree with it.  if i agree to have lunch with somebody, or if
somebody pledges money to a public radio station, or tithes to their
church, the unenforceable nature of these agreements does not prevent
agreement or compliance with the agreement.

if there is a better form that the gpl can take, then please suggest
it.

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From: ted@nmsu.edu (Ted Dunning)
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Subject: Re: Free Software Users == dupes ?
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