Re: [Fsfe-uk] Young Greens moving on FS

[Mark Preston]

Neil Darlow wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> On Monday 22 Nov 2004 21:14, Richard Smedley wrote:
>  
>
> > Perhaps you could also suggest that they contact us
> > at Liverpool Free Software Group www.liverpool.lug.org.uk
> > if they're interested in doing something local.
> >    
>
> If they do respond, perhaps you could educate them to the fact that open 
> source is copyrighted :-)
>
> Regards,
> Neil Darlow
>  

Yes Gnu GPL free software is copyrighted, or copylefted, at present. 
This can be regarded as just a workaround because the laws relating to 
copyright aren't likely to disappear anytime soon. A lot of people who 
support the use of free software would also like to see copyright laws 
abolished, especially in relation to files distributed over the internet.
Regards,
Mark Preston