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From: | RJack |
Subject: | Re: The GPL and Patents: ROFL |
Date: | Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:00:29 -0000 |
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On 8/20/2010 1:49 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
In gnu.misc.discuss Hyman Rosen<hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:"New copyrights" would mean extra restrictions.Are you sure you don't mean extra protections? ;-)The GPL is a license, not a contract. You don't "agree" to the GPL, you "accept" the terms of the GPL when you copy and distribute GPL-covered code whose rights you do not own. As part of "accepting" the GPL, you "agree", i.e., promise, not to claim your patent rights if they are embodied in the GPL-covered software you are copying and distributing when it is further used, copied, or distributed under the terms of the GPL.Indeed so. It's amazing how often the plain truth needs to be restated here.
Not to worry Alan. You're like the mythical Phoenix bird that hovers above until descending in ever decreasing circles at an ever increasing velocity until it flies up it's own asshole. You'll be OK, Alan, just as soon as you pull your head out of your ass. Sincerely, RJack :) You said WHAT? _ _ |L| |R| |M| /^^^\ |O| _|A|_ (| "o" |) _|F|_ _| |O| | _ (_---_) _ | |L| |_ | | | | ||-| _| |_ |-|| | | | | | | / \ | | \ / / /(. .)\ \ \ / \ / / / | . | \ \ \ / \ \/ / ||Y|| \ \/ / \__/ || || \__/ () () || || ooO Ooo
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