2004-11-12 17:27:58

by Horst H. von Brand

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Subject: Re: GPL Violation of 'sveasoft' with GPL Linux Kernel/Busybox +code

"David Schwartz" <[email protected]> said:

[...]

> I am saying that you cannot condition a decision to give someone
> code that is covered by the GPL on their promise not to exercise their
> rights under the GPL. You cannot impose a penalty upon someone for
> exercising their rights under the GPL. All these things are additional
> restrictions.

They aren't, really. Giving you a right on condition you don't exercise it
is not giving you that right, period. In any case, IANAL, so...
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