> Oded Arbel wrote:
>>While taking it a bit to the extreme (and I don't think anybody would try >>to enforce it) with our hypothetic Winw, the user who tries to run Win32 >>application might be considered infringing on the Winw GPL license just >> by >>using it. I guess this is one of the reasons the real Wine uses LGPL. >> >> >> > Noone can enforce anything, even if they tried, anything against a user. > There is no copying taking place. Of course there is ! Using the software implies copying - you copy it into your harddisk and then you copy it into your computer's dynamic memory where it can be run. this is also the reason why you have to "sign" an EULA when you install MSOffice. It may be a technicality, but an important one. The fact that you got your hands on a packaged software product does not mean you can use it. if that were the case, then If I copy a piece of prorietary software and publish it freely on the web, then every user who can download it can freely run it on his/hers computer w/o penalty. this is clearly not the case as Warez are illegal in most countries. -- Oded ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
