Re: Fw: Annoying GPL issues

Alex Buell (alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 22 May 1999 12:37:39 +0100 (BST)


On Fri, 21 May 1999, Jeff Merkey wrote:

> Our attorneys have reviewed the GPL language, and to be honest, it has
> about as many holes in it as Jed Clampet's Cabin on the Beverly
> Hillbillies. The wind blows right through it. Copyright infringement
> claims seem to be the only relief available, but how do you show a
> damages case when you are giving the code away for free? The answer
> is that you really cannot.

Talk to RMS about it - his email is rms@gnu.org. This isn't the right
place to discuss issues of this nature.

I understand his wife is a lawyer.

Cheers,
Alex
--
"The bible was written by the same people who thought the world was flat!"

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