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Re: Having a non-free and a non-cd branch?



Hi,
>>"Oliver" == Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> writes:

 Oliver> The licences are to be interpreted by the behaviour of their
 Oliver> authors. 

	Umm, are you sure? I though that licences were legal
 documents, to be interpreted in legal terms, and really as binding on
 the authors as the user. Like, you give me a licence to do something,
 you can't sue me for doing it. 

	As legal documents, the actions of the authors may not be
 releavant.

	This is not trademark law; the authors may selectively
 prosecute violators; so even if they have not prosecuted in the past,
 they may change their minds and start with you.

 Oliver> What TrollTech and KDE actually do is equivalent to a variation clause
 Oliver> attached to the licences.

	In what legal jurisdiction? I was not aware that this is the
 case in the US, but I am not a lawyer. If you have consulted one, or
 if you are one, I stand corrected.

	manoj
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