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Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL
From: |
Alexander Terekhov |
Subject: |
Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL |
Date: |
Fri, 12 May 2006 15:53:07 +0200 |
For the sake of nailing stupid mini-RMS once again.
Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:
[...]
> You're misquoting.
I've been quoting FSF's (counter-) argument A The GPL is not a
"pooling" or a "cross-licensing" agreement. Here's full quote.
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In his Response, Plaintiff claims that FSF uses the GPL "to pool and
cross-license [FSF's] intellectual property with others." However, as
is evident on the face of the agreement itself, the GPL is not a
"pooling" or "cross-licensing" agreement. To the contrary, the GPL,
which is the target of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint, is a software
licensing agreement under which the GNU/Linux Operating System is
licensed to users. The express purpose of the GPL is to make certain
that "the software is free for all its users." (GPL, Preamble, Ex. A.)
In fact, the GPL itself rejects any automatic aggregation of software
copyrights under the GPL simply because one program licensed under
the GPL is distributed together with another program that is not
licensed under the GPL: "In addition, mere aggregation of another work
not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the
Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring
the other work under the scope of this License." Plaintiff's
mischaracterization of the GPL in his Response has no bearing on the
resolution of the pending Motion to Dismiss because the Court can
examine the GPL itself. "[T]o the extent that the terms of an attached
contract conflict with the allegations of the complaint, the contract
controls." Centers v. Centennial Mortg., Inc., 398 F.3d 930, 933 (7th
Cir. 2005).1
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regards,
alexander.
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, (continued)
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, jmg3000, 2006/05/11
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/05/11
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/05/11
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, jmg3000, 2006/05/11
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/05/12
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- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra, 2006/05/12
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- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/05/11
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2006/05/12
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, jmg3000, 2006/05/12
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/05/12
- Re: relicensing from MIT to LGPL, jmg3000, 2006/05/12