Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Dec 1998 22:25:15 +0100 | From | ralf@uni-kobl ... | Subject | Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux |
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On Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 03:17:33AM -0500, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> Then they should clearly read the GPL, decide what they can > legal do, and not do, and then abide by the legalities of the GPL > license. If that means that they can't do something that they'd > like to... tough cookies. GPL is GPL for good reason. To > prevent commercial exploitation of GPL source code
No. The GPL was designed to restrict the right to restrict rights.
Ralf
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