Rob Lanphier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GPL includes all sorts of IP reciprocity clauses. I understand the > tactical differences between RPSL and GPL, but why is this morally any > different?
Copyright law generally gives you the permission to use software that you have legally obtained. If you break the GPL, clause 4 results in you losing all your rights under the GPL. However, copyright law still allows you to use it. The RPSL allows me to lose the right to use the software. By doing so, it's preventing me from doing things that copyright law allows me to do. The GPL never restricts rights provided to me under copyright law. The RPSL does. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
