> Charles Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > FWIW: I am not a lawyer. > > And therefore, everything you have said may be safely ignored. > > Until this alleged GPL violator receives a "cease and desist" order > from an attorney, he has no reason to even consider modifying his > behavior. (Except to be polite, of course. But at this point, he has > little reason to want to be polite. And providing a simple link to > the Cygwin sources is nice enough to begin with.) > > I really love it when non-lawyers talk about law, because it's > hilarious. Engineers are the best. They have this fascinating notion > that laws mean what their written text says. Actually, laws mean > whatever the courts decide they mean. The apparent written text is > not terribly important. Want evidence? Consider what happens when > the text of a law, in your opinion, conflicts with a court's > interpretation. Guess to whom the people with badges and guns are > going to listen? > > Your notions about what constitutes a "GPL violation" are nothing more > than your opinion. And you are not even qualified to have one, much > less to express it. Much like the guy on the street corner expressing > his opinion about the end of the world, it is kind of boring. > > I hope everyone cheerfully ignores all these accusations of "GPL > violations" and proceeds exactly as they have been. I also hope the > people making these accusations find better things to do with their > time, but I admit to being pessimistic.
Ever heard of burning bridges, Patrick? Regards, Elfyn McBratney [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.exposure.org.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
