Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 02:36:28 +0000 From: Anatoly Vorobey <mellon@pobox.com> To: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RE: Why are people against GNU? WAS Re: 5.0 already? Message-ID: <20000516023628.B45211@happy.checkpoint.com> In-Reply-To: <002501bfbec1$80333b70$021d85d1@youwant.to>; from davids@webmaster.com on Mon, May 15, 2000 at 04:01:27PM -0700 References: <20000515131558.61220@techunix.technion.ac.il> <002501bfbec1$80333b70$021d85d1@youwant.to>
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On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 04:01:27PM -0700, David Schwartz wrote: > > > It was stated that you, the author, didn't have a choice, and could > > not use the GPL (without modifying it) and avoid allowing your users to > > choose a later version. > > > > That statement was not true. > > If RMS publically states that he will grant permission for people to apply > the GPL with statements before or after it that modify its terms, I will > withdraw that complaint. If not, I stand by it. RMS does not need to make such a statement. He is powerless to prevent people from using whatever licenses they wish to use. The only power he has relates to the use of GPL, a copyrighted document, by other people. That power is given away by him when he allows GPL to be copied verbatim and distributed, without modifications, and doesn't put any additional requirements on the use. -- Anatoly Vorobey, mellon@pobox.com http://pobox.com/~mellon/ "Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly" - G.K.Chesterton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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