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Article #75853Re: GPL is *not* a virus
From: Colin Plumb
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1990 17:10
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1990 17:10
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In article <9001190424.AA22305@apple-gunkies.ai.mit.edu> you write:
> 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.
Since I support the GPL, I'd be curious to know more details, so I can
defend it better if nothing else. Which section of the GPL interacts
with what part of the legal environment to produce this effect?
("I'm too busy hacking <foo> to answer" is an accptable answer, thanks.)
--
-Colin
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,de8e89b6d26ba012 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-01-31 13:46:25 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!LION.WATERLOO.EDU!ccplumb From: ccplumb@LION.WATERLOO.EDU (Colin Plumb) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: GPL is *not* a virus Message-ID: <9001311710.AA16870@lion.waterloo.edu> Date: 31 Jan 90 17:10:42 GMT References: <9001190424.AA22305@apple-gunkies.ai.mit.edu> Sender: karl@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: gnu-misc-discuss@cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 12 Posted: Wed Jan 31 18:10:42 1990