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Date:      Tue, 09 Apr 2002 16:48:00 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Use/Utilize
Message-ID:  <3CB37DB0.F55705B3@mindspring.com>
References:  <3CB3737A.1551931@mindspring.com> <200204092343.g39NhpPL069269@grimreaper.grondar.org>

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Mark Murray wrote:
> > 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.

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

8-) 8-) 8-).

-- Terry

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