Alexander Terekhov <terek...@web.de> writes: > Correct statement is > > The GPL *ILLEGALLY* purports to establishes a pool of software > > because the GPL purports to control the licensee's copyrights with > respect to "all third parties" (i.e. the world)
No, you are confused again. The GPL gives you permission to pass copies and modifications to third parties of _your_ choice, _if_ you make the source code available to _those_ third parties of your choice. Nobody else is involved here. _One_ way to make the source code available to those third parties of _your_ choice, is to put it on a publicly accessible server and tell those parties where to fetch it. There is no obligation to license source code or make it available _except_ to those parties who _you_ choose to sublicense material to. > in violation of copyright law (preemption clause) and public policy > (misuse, antitrust, and all that). That sort of handwaving waffle got Wallace thrown out of court for failure to state a claim. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
