Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 May 1999 12:37:39 +0100 (BST) | From | Alex Buell <> | Subject | Re: Fw: Annoying GPL issues |
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On Fri, 21 May 1999, Jeff Merkey wrote:
> Our attorneys have reviewed the GPL language, and to be honest, it has > about as many holes in it as Jed Clampet's Cabin on the Beverly > Hillbillies. The wind blows right through it. Copyright infringement > claims seem to be the only relief available, but how do you show a > damages case when you are giving the code away for free? The answer > is that you really cannot.
Talk to RMS about it - his email is rms@gnu.org. This isn't the right place to discuss issues of this nature.
I understand his wife is a lawyer.
Cheers, Alex -- "The bible was written by the same people who thought the world was flat!"
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