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Re: gens License Check - Non-free



Michael Poole writes:

> What does the primary purpose have anything to do with it?  When I buy
> a new computer, I do it because I want the functionality it offers --
> not because it is a distribution medium for software.

To tie that into GPL: Does that mean that if I buy a machine
pre-installed with GPL'ed software, the GPL demands that all the other
parts of that computer be GPL'ed?  Being a distribution medium is a
convenient side effect of the computer; it is not the primary purpose.

Michael



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