I think it's half right

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Post #199,175

by Arkadiy

3/17/05 9:19:14 AM

I think it's half right

The "tipping point" is, everyone who runs your software has the right to see the source code, and do whatever they want with it. So, the contarctor who gets to run your customized version must have the code. But the merger due diligence team does not get to run the code, so they don't have the right to re-distribute.

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And what are we doing when the two most powerful nations on earth -- America and Israel -- stomp on the elementary rights of human beings?

-- letter to the editor from W. Ostermeier, Liechtenstein

FUD FUD FUD FUD - (drewk) - (19) - March 16, 2005, 10:33:59 PM EST

The first bit is right. - (admin) - (17) - March 16, 2005, 10:38:52 PM EST

Really? - (drewk) - (15) - March 16, 2005, 10:41:41 PM EST

Shouldn't matter. - (admin) - (1) - March 16, 2005, 10:59:53 PM EST

If you _give_ the contractor the code, maybe. - (imric) - March 17, 2005, 07:10:21 AM EST

The right definition of distribute is set by copyright law - (ben_tilly) - (12) - March 17, 2005, 11:05:32 AM EST

Yes it would - (jake123) - (11) - March 17, 2005, 05:29:22 PM EST

Doesn't GPL prohibit additional terms? - (drewk) - (8) - March 17, 2005, 05:48:05 PM EST

This is a FAQ. - (Another Scott) - (7) - March 17, 2005, 06:03:41 PM EST

Note that this disagrees with Jake's understanding above. -NT - (ben_tilly) - March 17, 2005, 06:18:23 PM EST

That contradicts what Jake said - (drewk) - (5) - March 17, 2005, 06:22:38 PM EST

Various corrections - (ben_tilly) - (4) - March 17, 2005, 06:58:58 PM EST

So do you agree with Scott's assessment? - (drewk) - (3) - March 17, 2005, 09:14:59 PM EST

Yes. Mostly. - (ben_tilly) - (2) - March 17, 2005, 10:26:48 PM EST

In that case, you're being compelled - (drewk) - (1) - March 17, 2005, 10:35:25 PM EST

That's the idea - but how far does that go? - (ben_tilly) - March 17, 2005, 10:45:18 PM EST

You didn't do your research very well? - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 17, 2005, 06:16:35 PM EST

Okay, so we use the Copyright definition of distribute - (drewk) - March 17, 2005, 06:24:11 PM EST

what about an IP statement that all contractors sign - (boxley) - March 17, 2005, 07:46:40 AM EST

I think it's half right - (Arkadiy) - March 17, 2005, 09:19:14 AM EST

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