-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg Ewing wrote: > Jan Ciger wrote: > >> You are wrong here. GPL gets triggered *only* by the act of >> distribution, not by use. > > But distribution is a kind of use. So it does put some > restrictions on some uses.
Sorry, no. Distribution is *not* use. Distribution is fairly clearly defined in both the license and the copyright law. > I don't see anything in the basic freedoms defined there > that needs a *viral* licence in order to preserve it. I have explained that in my other mail to you. > So as far as I can see, the only reason to use the GPL > rather than a more liberal licence is if you want > to encourage *future* software to be free, not just > what you're releasing at the time. You use GPL if you want to make sure that *your* software (and its derivative works) remains free. However, there is no controversy here. Jan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mandriva - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH1RTWn11XseNj94gRAm0AAJ92O5msVlKV61sPfuewfZeA4ibimACgtyq6 bZuGXHYJXvmjQGIb6lsfFJE= =yf/x -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Soya-user mailing list Soya-user@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/soya-user
