Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: GPL Violation? | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:41:52 +0100 |
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Ar Iau, 2006-08-17 am 14:39 +0200, ysgrifennodd Grzegorz Kulewski: > Why does Linus and others let lawyers and courts decide in such > (important?) thing like what is allowed in Linux (or with Linux) and what > is not?
Because licenses are bounded and defined by the law. In the case of copyright based rights they extend only to the thing that is copyrighted and any derivatives so the grey area is not one the GPL could clarify further.
Alan
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