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To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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Subject: Re: Use/Utilize 
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In-Reply-To: <3CB3737A.1551931@mindspring.com> ; from Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>  "Tue, 09 Apr 2002 16:04:26 PDT."
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:43:51 +0100
From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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> Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> > Perhaps there is, but the word "use" is not an example.  I can't think
> > of any other example, except the phrase "free software", which is
> > explicitly defined in the GPL so it's not misleading for those who've
> > read the GPL.
> 
> And then when someone else uses the phrase "free software" later?

Most people don't speak English like lawyers write contracts.

GPL is a contract/license/legal document. It's not real English. It
defines very clearly key terms like "free". These meanings are only
valid in the GPL.

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