Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:43:51 +0100 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use/Utilize Message-ID: <200204092343.g39NhpPL069269@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: <3CB3737A.1551931@mindspring.com> ; from Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> "Tue, 09 Apr 2002 16:04:26 PDT." References: <3CB3737A.1551931@mindspring.com>
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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. M -- o Mark Murray \_ O.\_ Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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