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FW: Lotus is porting their prog's...!!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bradley, Greg)
Mon Nov 23 03:40:59 1998
From: "Bradley, Greg" <GBradley@qmcsbne3.telstra.com.au>
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:44:00 +1000
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Assuming that Lotus do not use a GPL compiler or GPL libraries, there is no
requirement at all for them to release either the source or distribute a
free version.
There is no problem at all with distributing a program that uses GPL bits so
long
as those GPL bits aren't distributed with the program. If that were the
case, SCO
programs running on Linux under icbs would be in breach.
You still don't have to buy it if you don't want to.
Regards
Greg
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From: Ramon Gandia
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Subject: Re: <OFF> Lotus is porting their prog's...!!!
Date: Tuesday, 10 November 1998 10:51AM
"Anthony E. Greene" wrote:
> Actually it's even worse than that. Not releasing code for products based
> on GPL code is a license violation. Any company that does this could
> concievably find itself in court.
>
Or worse yet (or better depending on your point of view), the
said company could find its code modified and used elsewhere and
not be able to sue the 'perpetrators' (Freedom fighters depending
on your point of view again).
:-)
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