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From: eggert@twinsun.com (Paul Eggert)
Subject: Re: what DOES the GPL really say?
Date: 1997/07/05
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les@MCS.COM (Leslie Mikesell) writes:

> this time the issue seems to be about distributing among a small
> circle of friends with at least an implicit agreement that none will
> distribute additional copies.  I fail to see any philosophical difference
> between this and selling copies with a contractual requirement not
> to redistribute. 

Your philosophy doesn't distinguish between friendship and contracts?
Wow.  No wonder you're confused!