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Re: Python 1.6 released and GPL incompatible



On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 09:50:07PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 11:37:17AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:

> > I am disappointed that RMS is fighting over something as trivial as a
> > company asking that legal issues be settled in their home state
> > (country).  This is common practice.

> I don't think it's trivial at all.  Consider that UCITA is the law of the
> land in Virginia, which is where CNRI are trying to corral all
> interpretation of the Python license.  If contracts are to be interpreted

There's also the fact that IP rights work much better if you make an
effort to enforce them.  (IANAL, of course)

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