Re: Fwd: Bug#278474: mimetex: licensing issue

2004-11-09 Thread Michael Poole
Isaac Clerencia writes: > Returning to the gpl, the same 15-year-old could, for example, > incorporate gpl'ed code into a proprietary product, and there'd be > no legal recourse. He could even sue the author of a gpl'ed > program for damages if the program misbehaves. The author would > pr

Fwd: Bug#278474: mimetex: licensing issue

2004-11-09 Thread Isaac Clerencia
There are tons of programs using the GPL license without that special paragraph about age, so I think there should not be any problem, but anyway may be some of the Debian legal folks can help us. Best regards --- Begin Message --- Hi, Your discussion was brought to my attention, so I thou