Re: freedomization task list [was: Re: Dangerous precedent being
Thomas Bushnell, BSG said:
> William T Wilson <fluffy@snurgle.org> writes:
>
> > This is a very interesting thought. What if you reverse it? The *author*
> > of the software receives no consideration from the person the software is
> > distributed to. I am suddenly very afraid of this.
>
> Yes, and that means that the copier cannot sue the author. So what?
> In what scenario do you think the copier should be allowed to sue the
> author?
This came up, I believe, in the context of an author revoking the
'permission to copy' that the GPL grants -- on software that was
previously given out under the GPL. E.g., openssh is based on an old
but free version (though non-GPL, I think?) of ssh. The author of the
original ssh has since moved to a non-free license; does the author
also have the right to revoke the old license, thus making openssh
in violation?
I have to admit that this seems to be a rather absurd conclusion, but,
of course, IANAL. The issue here isn't necessarily the right to sue so
much as the ability of the author to win a suit taken against openssh
users/author.
--
Jeremy Hankins (Nowan), <nowan@pobox.com>
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