Re: BK kernel workflow

Kyle Moffett
2004-10-31T04:02:57Z

On Oct 30, 2004, at 23:34, Larry McVoy wrote:
> Even that's not true. You have to accept the terms of the GPL to get
> the code in the first place. It's not "no rules as long as you don't
> distribute", it's the "the GPL rules" or you don't get the code in the
> first place.

This statement is *completely* incorrect. If I want to download GPL
software I can do so _without_ agreeing to the GPL. I can download
it, burn a hundred private copies onto CD and smash them all with
a hammer without agreeing to the GPL(1). However, whoever gives
me the copy _must_ agree to the GPL, or they can't give copies out
to others. The only time I must agree to the GPL is if I want to take
one of the hundred CDs that I'm going to smash and give it to
somebody else (AKA distribution).

I can do the same thing with Starcraft. I can burn myself a bunch of
copies and put them in a box on my desk to look at because they're
pretty, or I can smash them all to pieces to relieve anger, or I can
make a mobile out of the duplicate CDs, as long as I don't give a
_single_ copy to anybody else.

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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