Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ cc on Saturday 03 November 2007 14:00 : \____
>
>> On Nov 3, 9:41 am, Mark Kent <mark.k...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>
>>> > Is the Monsoon settlement a missed opportunity?
>>>
>>> > ,----[ Quote ]
>>> >| Certainly more was hoped for from the first US GPL lawsuit. ?This case is
>>> >| very important because it will establish what type of remedies (either
>>> >| contract or copyright) are available to licensors for breach of the
>>> >| GPLv2,? wrote Mark Radcliffe at the time the complaint was filed.
>>> >|
>>> >| However, for those looking for legal precedent, all may not be lost.
>>> >| ?Stay tuned, however, as this is likely not the last lawsuit we will see
>>> >| here in the U.S. to enforce the terms of the GPL,? notes Haislmaier.
>>> > `----
>>>
>>> >http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/31/is-the-monsoon-set...
>>>
>>> I would think that the US would be the last place on the planet to
>>> affirm the validity of the GPL - the anti-GPL crowd is strongest there,
>>> and the government shows every sign of having been completely
>>> manipulated.
>>>
>>
>> You can blame it on the government, or the "anti-GPL crowd" but that
>> is a cop out. Lawsuits can be appealed to the Supreme Court (if they
>> have merit) where judges sit for life and are above government
>> interfence, or this mythical anti-GPL crowd you envision. Maybe the
>> GPL needs to be improved. Maybe the SFLC should have grown some balls
>> and taken this to it's conclusion instead of a opting for a
>> settlement. Remember they gave up and chose a settlement, they could
>> have continued. You can continue to blame Microsoft for Linux problems
>> all you want, but if the GPL is unenforcable, that is the biggest
>> threat to Linux. Who will want to develop then? Certainly not me
>> anymore.
>
> cc,
>
> The GPL is enforceable. It has already been enforced. Whether the US will find
> some weasel argument to escape the GPL's jaws is another story. You know what
> they say... "Only in America"
>
I refer you to my previous remark. I've no idea what the troll thought
he was replying to.
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