____/ 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"
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