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Subject: Re: what DOES the GPL really say?
Date: 1997/06/29
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Date: 1997-06-29T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <dewar.867587841@merv>, Robert Dewar wrote:
>If the GPL code seems to "mock" you in this case, it can only be because
>you do not understand the intention or the legal details of the GPL.
>Whenever you contemplate making use of someone else's code in your own,
>it is your responsibility to understand the legal requirements for doing
>this without violating copyright.
>
>It is certainly true that a lot of the perceived difficulties with the
>GPL come from misunderstandings, which is why this thread is useful
>in sorting out some of these misunderstandings.
>
I agree and my use of the word "mock" was merely meant to point out that
the easy availability of the source code is what causes people to overlook 
the normally obvious legal implications of using someone else's code.  

Isaac