On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 04:27:52PM +0800, optimus wrote: > On Thursday 12 December 2002 02:23 pm, Melvin Dave P. Vivas wrote: > > > by the way, people who love Linux also hate pirated software! > > It is also a form of intellectual piracy if a person or company improves on > and sell GPL software but will not give back their hacks to the GPL software.
Not just a form of intellectual piracy, it IS PIRACY, from the strict definition of the term. You were granted a license (the GPL) to use the software you received, and the license grants you this right only if you will return all of your changes back if you redistribute it. If you refuse to abide by those terms, then you have no legal right whatsoever to make use of the software in any way. -- Rafael R. Sevilla <dido at imperium dot ph> +63(2)8123151 Software Developer, Imperium Technology Inc. +63(917)4458925 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
