On May 21, 8:11 am, "Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. > > But you can still infringe the copyright. That's what's being > discussed. > > No, what was being discussed was _stealing_ code, and you cannot do > that. If you wish to discuss copyright infrginment, then do not > discuss something that does not relate to it in any remote fashion.
But usually when someone says "steal the code" it usually means "infringe the copyright". The use of the term "steal" may not be correct, but it is nonetless used often and must be understood well in order to facilitate communication. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
