On May 13, 10:06 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l...@geek- central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > In message <mailman.141.1273767256.32709.python-l...@python.org>, Ed Keith > wrote: > > > > > Assertion I: > > If person A is free to do more than person B, then person A has > > more freedom then person B. > > > Assertion II: > > If person A is free do perform an action person B is not free to > > perform then person A is free to do more than person B. > > > Assertion III: > > If person B is restricted in some way that person A is not them Person A > > is free to do something Person B is not free to do. > > > Conclusion: > > If person B is more resticted than Peston A, Person A has mor freedom > > than person B. > > > Which step in this reasoning do you disagree with? > > Under the GPL, everybody has exactly the same freedoms. So which of your > assertions is supposedly a criticism of the GPL?
That's absolutely not true. For a start, the original author can dual- license. This is not a theoretical issue -- it is a multi-million dollar issue. Regards, Pat -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
