From: Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 21:11:53 +0800
To: cypherpunks@EINSTEIN.ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Re: propose: `cypherpunks license' (and vague ideas for additions) (fwd)
Message-ID: <199810010214.VAA16092@einstein.ssz.com>
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> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:00:21 +0200
> From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
> Subject: Re: propose: `cypherpunks license' (and vague ideas for additions)

> The GNU GPL discourages the sale of proprietary software by prohibiting
> anything using code covered by the license from being proprietary, and
> that's right.

It does not prevent GPL'ed code from using proprietary licenses, it only
prevents companies from using GPL'ed code without first obtaining a non-GPL
licence from the original author of the code (who should deservedly get a
cut of the cash).

> Both these licenses would be trying to promote their propagators' goals
> through restrictions on code re-use.

Re-use *without* prior permission of the author and copyright holder,
be accurate.

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