Hi Philip, (I assume you meant to send this to the list - apologies if not!)
On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 22:52 +0100, Philip Hunt wrote: > On 6/10/07, Alex Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are any number of ways an original author can make license > > something as free software but essentially make it difficult/impossible > > to redistribute or modify. > > Surely the main point of the GPLv3 is to prevent this from being > possible. And if it is still possible, then doesn't the GPLv3 need to > be revised again? Not really. No IPR license - the GPL or any other - really has any power over the IP owner. So, they can basically do what they please, even if it doesn't make sense and/or doesn't make the full freedoms available. Cheers, Alex. _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
