Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:40:15 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: <TM4525@aol.com>, <davids@webmaster.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: GPL vs BSD Licence Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEJDEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <13c.4dfe782.2eb3ac41@aol.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of TM4525@aol.com > Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 7:23 AM > To: davids@webmaster.com > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence > > > The GPL is a myth. It will never be tested because if it is, it > will lose all > of > its teeth. Its much more useful in a speculative state. I don't believe that the GPL will never be tested in court. In fact I think that the FSF is really wanting to see it tested in court so that it gains some legitimacy. But I think that they are waiting for the right case to come along - one that would be so obviouly favorable to them that they would almost be guarenteed to win it. Ted
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