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Re: Q: Combining proprietary code and GPL for in-house use



Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS <edmundo@rano.org> writes:

> It certainly is a clear attempt to evade the copyright on L, but that
> doesn't mean it's not a successful attempt. Just because A's actions
> go against the spirit of what F intended doesn't mean it's illegal.
> Law has to be more precise than that.

The law looks to things like the total effect of a set of actions and
the intentions of the people concerned.  You are trying to treat the
law as a computer program, which is simply is not.

Thomas
 



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