-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, John Calcote wrote: >> >> As someone has already mentioned, the rules of the GPL *ONLY* apply to >> non-originators. The purpose of the GPL is to protect the rights of the >> originator. The originator of software under GPL has MORE rights than >> the GPL grants. He or she has all rights to license any way he or she >> wishes. > > You clearly have this reversed. The purpose of the GPL is to protect > the rights of the recipient. > > The purpose of copyright in general is to protect the originator but > that is not what GPL is all about. > > The true copyright holder (often difficult to figure out) has the right > to distribute the code under some other license. Bob, Yes, of course you are right. I was talking about the effect of copyright, not the intention of the GPL specifically. My wording was poor. John -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkiu4VIACgkQdcgqmRY/OH+NhACcCElDXRe8eXcdfJ2XNAYO0qNL TG8AniSqToX9dOopP4CXG3r32CaFJH4R =1D7h -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
