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Re: Appropriate List for GPL Discussions?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Appropriate List for GPL Discussions? |
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Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:54:47 +0100 |
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Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:
> "D.C. Parris" wrote:
> [...]
>> what is the effect of the auto-termination clause?
>
> Here's what a IALNAP (I am lawyer, not a programmer) said.
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/05/msg00350.html
>
> Basically, just like the rest of the GPL drivel authored by a
> programmer-not-a-lawyer RMS, it has no legal effect whatsoever.
>
> Hope this helps.
In case this is not very obvious already, following Mr Terekhov's
advice with regard to the GPL does not involve erring on the safe
side, to put it mildly.
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