On 3/9/2010 4:31 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
The Supreme Court of California. 159 Cal. 716, 115 P. 743 (1911). "The term 'provided' may or may not indicate a condition . . . it is often a nice question to determine whether it is a condition or a covenant and courts always construe similar clauses in a deed as covenants rather than as conditions, if they can reasonably do so . . ."
<http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/08-1001.pdf> The Artistic License states on its face that the document creates conditions: "The intent of this document is to state the _conditions_ under which a Package may be copied." (Emphasis added.) The Artistic License also uses the traditional language of conditions by noting that the rights to copy, modify, and distribute are granted "provided that" the conditions are met. Under California contract law, "provided that" typically denotes a condition. Sounds like CAFC found the question easy to answer. And now it's answered, to the dismay of anti-GPL cranks. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
