[ale] Red Hat and the GPL

[Matthew Brown]

It seems everyone is agreeing in a most argumentative way.

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-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Chris Ricker
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:38 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat and the GPL


On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Bob Toxen wrote:

> You're missing my point.
> 
> Entwining "stuff" with GPL'ed code makes the result GPL'ed according 
> to the GPL.  ***THIS*** is why I think that Red Hat's action and 
> licensing is improper.  The GPL goes "out of its way" to explain this.

And where has this been done? You're trying to claim that throwing
GPL'ed 
code on a CD somehow magically makes that entire CD image GPL'ed. It 
doesn't. The GPL is not that powerful -- no license is.

> The GPL also says that one cannot place additional restrictions on 
> anyone who receives GPL'ed code via them.  Thus "per system" and "per 
> seat" licensing and fees of GPL'ed code (such as Linux) are not valid.

And again, no one's done that.

later,
chris
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