Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 14:50:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> To: Kip Macy <kip@lyris.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD XFS Port & BSD VFS Rewrite Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908141448280.45940-100000@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9908141438480.21253-100000@luna>
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On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Kip Macy wrote: [ Moved to -chat ] > After seeing this discussion go on for just a wee bit too long, I have a > couple of questions for the armchair lawyers to answer. Has anyone ever > successfully enforced the GPL? (in other words, has anyone ever violated > it then been sued over it?) If not, how enforcable is it? From the length > of the discussion I get the impression that it would just boil down to > who had better the lawyer. > > Putting my flamesuit on. I don't believe it's ever been tested in court. Many people believe it would not stand up, although the FSF would certainly have a lot of money behind them if it was seriously challenged in court. Kris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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