[forum] GPL-incompatible license

[Sven Luther]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 10:46:30AM +0100, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> Richard Stallman wrote:
> > 
> >     The license change does affect some files in other application visible
> >     libs, though, the most prominent being libXext, the library containing the
> >     C bindings for a number of extensions.
> > 
> > Using it in that library would be a problem.
> 
> You know quite well that "GPL incomatibility" is pure fiction and 
> that it has no legal basis under the copyright law (with out some
> shrink-wrap contractual restrictions on use of "free" software). 
> 
> It's amazing that so many folks are so ignorant of basic concepts 
> of copyright law (compilation-vs-derivative, etc.) and blindly buy 
> into your "copyright hack" (attribution: Moglen) nonsense. 
> 
> And, BTW, ever heard of first sale doctrine? Rhetorical question,
> don't bother to answer.

Alexander, 

Is there any particular reason for taking such an agressive tone, while
the rest of this conversation has been rather civil upto now ? 

What are you trying to achieve by this ? 

And BTW, altough the GPL has not (to my knowledge) been tried in court
yet, and maybe the SCO case will change that, each of the folk who were
breaking it have upto now backed out before going to court.

Friendly,

Sven Luther