Re: 64 bit Menuet 0.59 released

"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@xxxxxxxxxxx> écrivait
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First, Public
Domain software (no longer copyrighted or not copyrighted) gives one
all the rights of GPL software and a bunch more. So, how can Public
Domain software which isn't GPL'd be Anti-GPL? Second, the GPL
requires that you forfit your copyrights for any changes or
modifications to the original author who, under the GPL, is the sole
copyright possessor (again, this includes contributions by others) and
has the right to close the source at any time he/she wishes. This
means that one individual can release a small snippet of code, have
hundreds of others turn it into a professional quality application
free of charge, and then take it private, i.e., no longer release the
code under the GPL - since it's the original copyright holder who
possesses all the legal rights to distribution and licensing, have a
commercial programming house polish it up a bit, and sell it
commercially for a profit. You need to go reread the GPL licensing
FAQ. Make sure you "read between the lines" this time.

Feel free to tag me as a GPL integrist. PD existed since
the earlier days of the computers and never were any thread
for the Crime&Co.

If you fail to understand why and how, the GPL is a war for
freedom against the Crime&Co, it would be utterly useless
for me to try to explain anything.


Betov.

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