On Jun 23, 2009, at 23:53, John Devereux wrote:
> Anders Montonen <anders.monto...@iki.fi> writes:
> On Jun 23, 2009, at 21:20, Freddie Chopin wrote:
>>> Anders Montonen pisze:
>>>> Right, but section four says "You may not copy, modify, sublicense,
>>>> *or*
>>>> distribute the Program" (emphasis added). If it just concerned
>>>> distribution then there would be no room for interpretation.
>>> Still I don't see that as a distribution. The patch by itself is
>>> WORTHLESS it needs an executable, moreover - a RIGHT executable.
>> It's not about distribution. The patched binary obviously doesn't
>> satisfy the terms of the GPL, so by my interpretation you no longer
>> have the license to use it. This renders the patch pointless.
> I may have lost track of the argument here, but surely the GPL is all
> about distribution? Are you claiming it also restricts use?

You're right, that was poor reading on my part.

Regards,
Anders
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