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Re: "GPL requirement could have a chilling effect on derivative distros"
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Linonut |
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Re: "GPL requirement could have a chilling effect on derivative distros" |
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Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:36:55 -0500 |
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After takin' a swig o' grog, Alexander Terekhov belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> A: The context is property. Intangible intellectual property (rights granted
> under IP license). Property in short.
Bzzzzt.
> A: Cost to obtain EXISTING property on buyer's side. Price is fixed at zero
> in the case of property locked in the GPL pool (e.g. Linux, the GPL part
> of it).
Bzzzzt.
> A: That plus administration overhead, etc. Cost required to create NEW
> (GPL derivative works, additions to GPL compilation works) property
> on seller's side. The GPL fixes the price below cost. Wallace is
> claiming antitrust injury from predatory pricing (pricing below cost)
> and says that the whole scheme is in violation of Sherman Act 1.
Strike three, you are out!
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