Messages in this thread | | | From | "David Schwartz" <> | Subject | RE: People, not GPL [was: Re: Driver Model] | Date | Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:17:07 -0700 |
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> > Licenses that place restrictions on usage are *not* open > > source licenses.
> What about "usage" of source code?
Same thing.
> GPL says you are not allowed to "use" GPL source in a non-free program > that you publish.
This is a publication restriction, not a usage restriction. Your phrasing above is like saying, "you can't put bullets into a gun that you use to shoot a police officer". The restriction is on the shooting, not the loading.
Again, quoting the GPL:
Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.
> I don't think anyone was talking about use of applications, but rather > use of source code.
I'm not sure why you think this is an important distinction.
DS
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