Rjack <u...@example.net> writes: > Alan Mackenzie wrote: > >> >>> I seems that anyone in the World who disagrees with the FSF's >>> interpretation of the GPL license and philosophy "misunderstands" >>> the GPL. Please tell us more about "misunderstanding" the GPL >>> since we are all too dumb to understand: >> >> Not at all. Plenty of sensible people who disagree with the FSF's >> philosophy understand the GPL perfectly well - it's not difficult. >> A whole wodge of lawyers at Microsoft, for instance. Possibly >> even yourself. > > Alan, I understand the GPL from the official track record for > infringement claims filed in U.S. Federal Court by the SFLC and FSF: > > 1. Dismissal Without Prejudice. > > 2. Dismissal Without Prejudice. > > 3. Dismissal Without Prejudice. > > 4. Dismissal WITH PREJUDICE. > > 5. Dismissal Without Prejudice. > > 6. Dismissal Without Prejudice. > > 7. Dismissal Without Prejudice. > > 8. Dismissal WITH PREJUDICE.
But that tells nothing about the license. If a dozen court cases about theft get dismissed in a court, does that tell us that property laws are invalid? It just tells us that the involved parties have a conflict that is not decided or resolved by the court eventually. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
