On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 05:17:25PM +0100, Alexander Terekhov wrote: > On 2/14/06, Yorick Cool <yozz@fenris.be> wrote: > [...] > > First off, hello. > > Hello Yorick. > > What is your educated opinion regarding the GPL being in trouble re > http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/legislation/treaties/ec/art81_en.html? I promised myself not to feed trolls, but just out of curiosity, which are the undertakings entering into illicit agreements under art. 81? Assuming you mean the FSF and/or GNU project, with whom are they entering onto agreement? Mmmmh? Also, please have a look at 81 § 3. I'll also let you know that you have to demonstrate a negative effect on the european market to win a case on art. 81 §1. Good luck with that. My educated opinion is hence that art. 81 is not a problem with regard to art. 81. The GPL is a contract between a producer and a buyer of goods, not between producers, and is not in any regard price-fixing. Funnily enough, I have just been asked to write upon the subject, but have declined to a career change I'm considering.
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