Why is Fedora not a Free GNU/Linux distributions?
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Mon Jul 21 01:25:25 UTC 2008
Gordon Messmer wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>>>
>>> Maybe that is because you are looking at it as a developer, and not
>>> as an end user. It is the freedom of the end users that is being
>>> preserved.
>>
>> No, that is exactly backwards. Since the GPL only prohibits
>> redistribution
>
> The GPL does not prohibit redistribution. Copyright law does that.
>
> The GPL does not, in fact, prohibit much of anything. It is a license
> that allows redistribution under specific terms.
Yes we are back to the "better than a sharp stick in the eye" argument.
It "does not permit" redistribution except under specific terms that
in many cases are impossible to meet.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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