Re: Justice draws nigh

[David Kastrup]

Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:

> On 5/17/2010 10:18 AM, RJack wrote:
>> the court will review the GPL license,
>
> That would be nice.
>
>> shred it and then deposit it in the round filing bin under her desk
>
> Only in your dreams. So far, courts seem to believe
> that open licenses mean just what they say, and are
> to be obeyed.

Or discounted.  Which usually also is a valid option.

Discounting only those parts one does not like, in contrast, is not an
option.  And that's what the courts keep telling people.

-- 
David Kastrup