Re: Did I finally figure out the rationale?

[mike3]

On May 28, 2:18 pm, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <r...@1407.org> wrote:
> Seg, 2007-05-28 às 12:05 -0700, mike3 escreveu:
>
> > Any response?
>
> > Please respond, I'd really like to know if I've finally gotten this
> > understood.
>
> I already said in another email that I think you're starting to get it.
>

OK.

"Email"? Did you mean a Usenet posting?

> However, the way you write is so convoluted that it is hard for me to
> "certify", with my knowledge which is quite far from Stallman's, whether
> you did or not in what would seem to me a conclusive form.
>

That's because I need to say precisely what I'm referring to so that
you don't make an incorrect assumption or get the drift wrong.

Is this simpler?

---
The rationale for the GPL is to ensure not only that free software
stays free, but also to help encourage the creation of new free
software. In order to satisfy *both* goals, the *entirety* of a
derivative work is required to be released under the GPL, not just
the originally GPL parts.
---

> Maybe if you try to express your self one doubt at a time and in as
> simple a form as possible?
>

Is the above better?

> Thanks,Rui
>
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> + Whatever you do will be insignificant,
> | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi
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