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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.42.254.135 with SMTP id ne7mr9362691icb.30.1418242187628; Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:09:47 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.140.21.20 with SMTP id 20mr30460qgk.30.1418242187598; Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:09:47 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!peer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!h15no17060421igd.0!news-out.google.com!r1ni49qat.1!nntp.google.com!s7no5555684qap.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:09:47 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <206f8168-639b-4fd6-b90e-590ccb2f11ac@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=206.53.78.59; posting-account=ShYTIAoAAABytvcS76ZrG9GdaV-nXYKy NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.53.78.59 References: <6c8e0d3d-20e2-42c1-b2d3-826faca0d019@googlegroups.com> <96c5722f-c446-44ff-a445-48fbc184c11b@googlegroups.com> <206f8168-639b-4fd6-b90e-590ccb2f11ac@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <9ee0738d-0dab-4cca-824d-ad4656c21605@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Cairo bindings and e-mail license virus bombs From: sbelmont700@gmail.com Injection-Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:09:47 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2150 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2370577764 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:23948 Date: 2014-12-10T12:09:47-08:00 List-Id: On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:09:03 PM UTC-5, David Botton wrote: > I doubt legally anyone using source files that state a license clearly as= these do can be called to question that they are in violation of another l= icense not stated if fulfilling the terms of the stated license in the file= . >=20 Of course they can. If I take the packages from, say, Green Hills, strip o= ff whatever proprietary header they have, put on the GMGPL header, and star= t passing them around here for free, they aren't suddenly free for the whol= e world to use in perpetuity. I get sued into oblivion for violating my li= cense with Green Hills, and you get a threatening letter stating that you h= ave to either stop using those stolen files or else buy a legitimate copy. = You don't get to keep stolen goods, even if you acquired them unknowingly = and in good faith.