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Re: [News] BSD's Could Be in Violation of the GPL

  • Subject: Re: [News] BSD's Could Be in Violation of the GPL
  • From: Peter KÃhlmann <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:04:50 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: SMP
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Dr. GroundAxe wrote:

> 7 wrote:
>> asstroturfer Dr. GroundAxe wrote:
>> 
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> A shadow lies upon all BSD distributions
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | It seems like *BSD projects are not the only ones that are involved
>>>> | in this debacle, as also Open Darwin includes at least some header
>>>> | files that are licensed under 4-BSD, see for instance libc_private.h
>>>> | ; I'll have to check if the include directory of Mac OS X also
>>>> | contains 4-BSD licensed code, because I don?t remember seeing the
>>>> | acknowledgements on any Apple advertisement.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://farragut.flameeyes.is-a-geek.org/articles/2007/01/08
>> a-shadow-lies-upon-all-bsd-distributions
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/yhglwt
>>>>
>>>> Undisclosed balance-sheet liability, Apple?
>>>
>>>
>>> The GPL in an unenforceable license anyway.
>> 
>> 
>> Wrong - it has been enforced in all court cases where
>> the violators have chosen to go to full trial.
>> 
> 
> 
> Lies

Actually, no
Although in most cases the violators of the GPL chose wisely do call it
quits before it got too costly for them.
None of them being called has ever successfully stood a case in court
-- 
The Day Microsoft makes something that does not suck is probably
the day they start making vacuum cleaners.


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