Re: [WARNING] DO NOT _EVER_ SEND CODE VIA HOTMAIL
On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 07:33:53PM -0400, Brian Ristuccia wrote:
> While I'm not disputing your assertion that Microsoft may exploit copyrigth
> holders who use their various free services to recover their operating costs
> or increase profits, I do contest your assertion that a general public
> license, once granted, can be revoked. License and patent grants made in
> exchange for consideration are permanent unless otherwise explicitly stated.
> The right to make, modify, and distribute copies of a program licensed under
> the GPL is granted in exchange for a number of considerations, including the
> requirement that you make source code available to those you give binaries.
It's not my assertion; it's the original author's. This point has
actually been raised on another mailing list.
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