On 21:07 Wed 20 Aug , Richard Freeman wrote: > Gentoo distributes ebuilds - which are not the property of Adobe and are > not derivative works of any of Adobe's software. A user who executes an > ebuild might obtain a copy of an Adobe product that Adobe distributes. A > user who executes an ebuild might create a derivative work of an Adobe > product, and users who use proprietary software are advised to consult > with lawyers as appropriate if they are concerned about the terms of > license agreements that they may or may not be parties to.
Have you heard of the term "contributory infringement"? It means you're helping someone else break copyright law. The recent JMRI decision showed that at least free-software licenses are copyright licenses rather than contracts, and there's reasonable support that other types of licenses are the same. That means if we're enabling & encouraging our users to infringe copyrights or patents by providing ebuilds that do so, we may be guilty of the same. IANAL and all that. -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Developer, Gentoo Linux Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com
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