Re: "GPL requirement could have a chilling effect on derivative distros"

[Linonut]

After takin' a swig o' grog, Alexander Terekhov belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> A: The context is property. Intangible intellectual property (rights granted 
>    under IP license). Property in short.

Bzzzzt.

> A: Cost to obtain EXISTING property on buyer's side. Price is fixed at zero 
>    in the case of property locked in the GPL pool (e.g. Linux, the GPL part 
>    of it).

Bzzzzt.

> A: That plus administration overhead, etc. Cost required to create NEW 
>    (GPL derivative works, additions to GPL compilation works) property 
>    on seller's side. The GPL fixes the price below cost. Wallace is
>    claiming antitrust injury from predatory pricing (pricing below cost)
>    and says that the whole scheme is in violation of Sherman Act 1.

Strike three, you are out!

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