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From: philh@vision25.demon.co.uk (Phil Hunt)
Subject: Re: GPL and "free" software
Date: 1999/04/27
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In article <7g2gqk$ffk$1@52-a-usw.rb1.blv.nwnexus.net>
           tzs@halcyon.com "Tim Smith" writes:
> In article <gi71g7.gj.ln@joey>,  <spblunt@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> >Well B has done nothing wrong in selling C the software. Neither party can 
> >really sue B because B hasn't broken the licence (unless they refuse to 
> >give C the source code upon request).
> 
> B broke the license by not telling C that the software was GPL'ed.

AFAICT it is perfectly legal for B to to tell C this until after C
has bought it; after all, that is what Linux vendors do with
shrinkwrapped distrutions.

-- 
Phil Hunt....philh@vision25.demon.co.uk