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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 01:03:43 -0600
To: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net>
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Subject: Re: The GPL is really the PPL (Was: Sun's web site)
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At 11:20 PM 8/24/2000, Thomas M. Sommers wrote:

>My point was that if another company uses the source to make a profit,
>that is good evidence that the original company could have made a
>profit, too, and that management erred.  On the other hand, if no other
>company can make a profit, it will be harder to prove an error of
>judgment by management.

In other words, the PHBs made an error either way.... It's just a
question of whether or not it becomes embarrasingly obvious. ;-)

>I was talking about stockholder derivative suits.  Anyway, a company
>could be liable for the actions you mentioned even if it put its source
>in the public domain, or used a BSD license.  That problem has nothing
>to do with the GPL.

True. But if they GPL it, it's even worse. The code becomes a weapon
against them and all other developers.

--Brett



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