Re: SFLC is SOL

[RJack]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> On 3/16/2010 11:42 AM, RJack wrote:
> > GPLv2: "b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish,
> > that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or
> > any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all
> > third parties under the terms of this License."
> >
> > Supreme Court: "[I]t goes without saying that a contract cannot
> > bind a non-party".
>
> The GPL sets conditions for acquiring permission to copy and
> distribute a covered work. No non-parties are bound by the GPL unless
> they choose to acquire the permissions offered by the GPL. This is
> consistent with the quotes.

That's a really brilliant tautology.
"If I never use the GPL then the Supreme Court ruling doesn't apply"!
Clever. Really clever.

ROFL. ROFL. ROFL.

Sincerely,
RJack :)