On Monday 14 September 2009, jtd wrote: > In the case of software we have additional components generated from the > original - binaries and libraries - causing all the complications which > necessitate a very clever licencing scheme called GPL.
To flog EULA stupidity a little more: code is like a recipe. Anyone writing a recipe (code) to make some exotic sambar can own a copyright on the recipe. But if i peruse the recipe to make sambar masala (library) or sambar (binary), the author has no rights over my sambar powder or the sambar made from either the recipe or the powder. The consequences of EULAs on cookbooks would be real fun, with per stove, per table seat, per user, per helping restrictions, no derivative works - what no idli sambar? i protest. No reverse engineering - coat your tongue with teflon and pincer da nez before entering this restaurant, by entering this restaurant you agree to never disclose the taste of our rancid virus laden sambar. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
