Rjack <u...@example.net> writes: > David Kastrup wrote: >> Rjack <u...@example.net> writes: >> >>> Hyman Rosen wrote: >>>> Rjack wrote: >>>>> The GPL is a legal delusion in Richard Stallman's marxist mind. >>>> It seems to be a solid enough delusion that Microsoft was very >>>> careful to make sure that its code would not fall under that >>>> license. >>> Why would Microsoft ever want to give away their intellectual >>> property under a voidable contract like the GPL? >>> >>> Duh. >> >> Hm? They already distribute GPLed software. >> <URL:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu> > > A simple copy-and-distribute is perfectly alright under the GPL and is > not controversial. The voidable, preempted provision of the GPL is > section 2(b)'s modify-and-distribute term. Please demonstrate where > Microsoft has modified-and-distributed GPL licensed code.
If you take a look at the advertised features, you'll see that the drive mapping stuff can't be accomplished out of the box by recompiling. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
