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Re: Free software? You can't just give it away

  • Subject: Re: Free software? You can't just give it away
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 04:33:49 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
  • References: <461r9eF8od3uU1@individual.net> <pan.2006.02.22.01.37.39.312484@nospam.liamslider.com>
  • Reply-to: newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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__/ [ Liam Slider ] on Wednesday 22 February 2006 01:38 \__

> On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:58:21 +0000, B Gruff wrote:
> 
>> Well, not according to the Trading Standards people in the UK:-
>> 
>> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2051196,00.html
>> 
>> "Her reply was incredulous:"
>> 
>> "I can't believe that your company would allow people to make money from
>> something that you allow people to have free access to. Is this really the
>> case?" she asked.
>> 
>> "If Mozilla permit the sale of copied versions of its software, it makes
>> it virtually impossible for us, from a practical point of view, to enforce
>> UK anti-piracy legislation, as it is difficult for us to give general
>> advice to businesses over what is/is not permitted."
>> 
>> Ah well - there you have it.
>> It'll never fly, because the Trading Standards folk don't understand *not*
>> pirating!
> 
> Shows that they are too stupid to understand simple licensing.

Excellent scoop, Bill. Thanks for posting.

*LMAO*

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