"Do not feed the trolls." I honestly did not expect any replies; I hate these discussions as much as anybody. I will keep this brief.
Larry Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Then your gripe is with the GPL. The point is, whether you agree > with all the tenants of the license or not, you cannot selectively > apply it based on your own interpretation or preferences. Doing so > renders the license unenforceable for every situation, because the > license doesn't discriminate. Where did you get this idea? I am not a lawyer. But according to my friend who specializes in intellectual property, selective enforcement does NOT weaken your license. As copyright holder, you may grant different licenses to different people or enforce a single license as whimsically as you like. These are copyrights, not trademarks. Of course, if your own lawyer says differently, you should follow his advice. - Pat P.S. Yes, yes, everybody should respect the license without exception. But that is irrelevant to the point. Everybody should do lots of things. You cannot fix them all; you have to prioritize... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
