Michael Poole writes: > What does the primary purpose have anything to do with it? When I buy > a new computer, I do it because I want the functionality it offers -- > not because it is a distribution medium for software.
To tie that into GPL: Does that mean that if I buy a machine pre-installed with GPL'ed software, the GPL demands that all the other parts of that computer be GPL'ed? Being a distribution medium is a convenient side effect of the computer; it is not the primary purpose. Michael
