Re: Artifex v. Diebold: "The GPL is non-commercial!"

[Hyman Rosen]

Rjack wrote:
> All licenses are contracts.

The distinguishing feature between a contract and a (public)
license is that a contract is a negotiated agreement between
parties who are in contact with each other. A public license
is one-way; people who want to use the rights it grants abide
by its provisions, but they don't have a negotiated deal with
the licensor.