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Re: GPL traitor !
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Hadron |
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Re: GPL traitor ! |
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Wed, 20 May 2009 13:49:33 +0200 |
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Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:
> 'ten Morgen, Joerg!
>
> In gnu.misc.discuss Joerg Schilling <js@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
>> The GPL does not include a rule that would allow to make such a claim.
>
> As a linguistic point, the verb "to allow" takes a direct object - a
> bare infinitive here is wrong.
>
> Any of the following is correct, with the direct object in upper case in
> each case:
>
> "... that would allow YOU to make such a claim."
> "... that would allow SUCH A CLAIM to be made."
> "... that would allow THE MAKING of such a claim." (clumsy, unusual).
*boggle*
Yup. Good to see the GPL and further discussions are "really easy" ....
Incidentally I have never seen
"You are allowed." Corrected. Ever. The object/verb is inferred.
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- Re: GPL traitor !, (continued)
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/20
- Re: GPL traitor !, Joerg Schilling, 2009/05/20
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/20
- Re: GPL traitor !, Joerg Schilling, 2009/05/20
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/20
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/05/20
- Re: GPL traitor !,
Hadron <=
- Re: GPL traitor !, JEDIDIAH, 2009/05/15
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/05/14
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hyman Rosen, 2009/05/14