From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.0 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_20, INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,1d8ab55e71d08f3d X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1efdd369be089610 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Wes Groleau Subject: Re: what DOES the GPL really say? Date: 1997/06/26 Message-ID: <33B2EC92.228@does.not.exist.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 252842715 Sender: usenet@most.fw.hac.com (News Administration) X-Nntp-Posting-Host: sparc02 References: <33B014E3.3343@no.such.com> <5oqp9s$7vj$1@news.nyu.edu> <33B13BF6.79C7@no.such.com> <33B2ABA6.2A44C487@link.com> Organization: See Warning Below! Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,gnu.misc.discuss Date: 1997-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: > > However, his company refuses to distribute the sources for their > > product. So, since he can't distribute it appropriately, he says > > he can't incorporate it. > Nearly every time I hear someone say "can't" or "must" they are > talking about something which they have actually chosen, and want to > avoid (internal or external) criticism about their choice. It makes no difference whether I say "I choose not" or "I can't" with the implication "not if I keep this job" The issues here are: 1. I was trying to meet a set of requirements. One of those requirements was incompatible with the GPL. Saying "yes you can" is the same as saying "no that's not a requirement." and doesn't help me meet that requirement. 2. Saying "no the GPL doesn't say that" is even less helpful, because it's not true. 3. Saying, "you're not really looking for advice, you're making excuses for not getting the job done..." is the most peculiar response of all. _If_ I make excuses, I make them to my boss, not to comp.lang.ada !!!! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Groleau, Hughes Defense Communications, Fort Wayne, IN USA Senior Software Engineer - AFATDS Tool-smith Wanna-be wwgrol AT pseserv3.fw.hac.com Don't send advertisements to this domain unless asked! All disk space on fw.hac.com hosts belongs to either Hughes Defense Communications or the United States government. Using email to store YOUR advertising on them is trespassing! ----------------------------------------------------------------------