Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, Michael Gerdau wrote: > > > > I beg to differ. By adopting _his_ license you adopted his view. > > I'm sorry, but that's simply bullshit. > > The GPLv2 does not state that you have to become a slave of rms and follow > him in all things, and agree with him. Really. You must have read some > other (perhaps unreleased early draft?) version. > > The GPLv2 says what it says. Not what you (or rms) *wished* it says. > > You don't enter into contracts and licenses based on wishes and intents. > That's just not how it works. > > > > (b) The language in the preamble: "must give the recipients all the > > > rights that you have" means really *all* the rights and abilities! > > > > I always did imply a "within reason". > > Your view is not relevant. The fact that the "preamble" is not the > "conditions" is what's relevant. > > The preamble is explicitly stated to be *different* from the exact > conditions. It's not the real "terms of copying". It's there to explain, > it's not there to *be* the license. > > It's explanatory, but the wording that actually *matters* is the "terms > and conditions". > > And the fact that *you* can mentally add words to it when you read the > license (adding a "within reason") has absolutely no relevance > what-so-ever. > > Linus
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