Chris D. Sloan scripsit:
> - US law says I have the right, but the license tries to take it
> away. Which one wins?
Nobody knows. Specifically, nobody knows because copyright is a federal
matter, and it's not clear whether a contract (which is governed by state
law) can derogate from a right
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 11:16:43AM -0500, John Cowan wrote:
> As is well known, I think the "otherwise using" part of clause 8
> is mere flatus vocis: using software you lawfully own can't impose
> any contract requirement on you.
Can obtaining that copy impose restrictions on use, though?
In ot
I now think that Python 2.2 is GPL-compatible, based on a close
reading of its terms. In particular, I think that only the
first eight numbered paragraphs (the Python 2.2 license proper)
are actually operative. The others are "dead code", so to
speak, which must be carried alon
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