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- From: johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston)
- Subject: Re: Fund raising at the FSF
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- In article <SJA.93Jan5182345@lk-hp-16.hut.fi> sja@snakemail.hut.fi (Sakari Jalovaara) writes:
- >
- >> "The use of GNU" does NOT place you under any legal obligation to
- >> anyone or anything.
- >
- >Well, depends... I usually consider use of software to include
- >using the source code (when available) in any public domain programs
- >I'm writing. The GNU restrictions don't mix with that since I don't
- >want to restrict the use of my code.
-
- Fine; you'll have to consider the restrictions outweigh the benefits.
-
- >Some GNU programs also include things in their output that makes
- >their input property of FSF.
-
- No ... programs (like bison) generate output that must fall
- under the GPL. Property implies ownership; FSF does not
- own all code that is licensed under the GPL.
-
- Moreover, none of the GNU programs can change the status of
- your input data. Only redistributing your work in aggregate
- with GPL'd work can do that - and all it does is dictate
- the licensing status of your work as it appears in that
- aggregate.
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