After takin' a swig o' grog, Hyman Rosen belched out this bit o' wisdom: > Hadron wrote: >> Err, so what? How will the FSF stop freeloaders stealing > > the code and giving nothing back? Duh. > > The only thing the GPL requires is compliance with its license. > If you copy and distribute GPLed code, you must make the sources > available. If you don't, and are found out, the copyright holders > can sue you to get you to comply and possibly pay damages. If you > aren't found out, then you get away with it, just like other forms > of theft. > > The FSF does not consider it to be "stealing" when people use GPLed > code, or modify it for their own use without distributing it (even > when "people" is a company).
amicus_unscrupulous uses the GPL to generate FUD; Hadron uses the GPL to troll people who like GNU/Linux and other "open-source" software. He claims to love that stuff himself, but most of his posts put the lie to that claim. -- The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
