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Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Is the GPL all encompassing? |
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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:53:57 +0200 |
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Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
>> BTW, the copyright law doesn't prevent sharing. It gives authors a
>> right to charge more than zero for sharing. The GPL seeks to
>> evaporate that right and impose licensing at no charge.
>>
>> What say you now, Hyman?
>
> I'd say that's substantially correct, except that the GPL
> imposes only on those who voluntarily assume its burden.
> It's rather the way this newsgroup destroys Stephen King's
> ability to charge for his novels by providing an alternative
> form of horrific entertainment.
Oh please. There are times when a clown is just a clown.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, (continued)
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Rahul Dhesi, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, amicus_curious, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Alexander Terekhov, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, amicus_curious, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, Hyman Rosen, 2008/09/24
- Re: Is the GPL all encompassing?, amicus_curious, 2008/09/24