On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 07:16:07PM +0100, Hugo Espuny wrote: > As after trying (yeah!, i mean trying, because is to hard to extract > conclusions from such a very large thread) I don't get a clear idea of > what you legal gurus think about this matter, i 'm asking you for vote > accordingly with your feelings in this matter, so you help me to make my > decision as i am not legal guru. No better moment as now we are in > elections time :-)
Note that this is not so much a legal question as a question of software freedom. The only legal argument that would apply would go like this: 1. The GPL is DFSG-free by definition 2. The author is interpreting GPL 2(c) in a legally valid way 3. Therefore, the condition is also DFSG-free I think that even if step 2 were correct (and I don't see how it could be extended all the way to "there must be a footer on every page"), then step 3 would become "Therefore, we have found a bug in the GPL". This is because I think the question of freedom overrides the text of the GPL. You don't have to be a legal guru to have an opinion about software freedom :) > 2) What you can vote: just one of the next options, just once by person. > a) "Move it to non-free" > b) "Stay at main" > c) "I don't know" I think it should be moved to non-free if you're willing to maintain it there, and otherwise removed completely. Richard Braakman
