On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 20:35:09 +1000 Matthew Palmer wrote: > I guess, though, in a way > it's another wording of the GPL's "you can't legally get a copy except > by the permissions we've granted here, so we'll take it as read you > accept this licence" clause.
Wait, wait! I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here (maybe it's my english-language-parser's fault... :p ) Do you mean I have to accept the GPL in order to *get* a copy of a GPL'd work? I suppose you're referring to the following GPL-2 clause: ] 5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not ] signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or ] distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are ] prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by ] modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the ] Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and ] all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying ] the Program or works based on it. I have always interpreted it as covering actions such as distributing, modifying... but not getting copies! Am I wrong? That is: I'm not required to accept the GPL if I simply want to download (and install and use) a GPL'd piece of software. The person who distributes the work to me must have accepted the GPL, but I'm not required to. License acceptance is instead necessary when *I* want to modify or distribute the work (or a modified version of the work). Is that right? -- | GnuPG Key ID = DD6DFCF4 | You're compiling a program Francesco | Key fingerprint = | and, all of a sudden, boom! Poli | C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 | -- from APT HOWTO, | 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4 | version 1.8.0
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