conducting a sane and efficient GPLv3, LGPLv3 Review

Alexander Terekhov alexander.terekhov at gmail.com
Fri Aug 3 17:44:45 UTC 2007


On 8/3/07, Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
>
>  > neither the original author, nor any
> > creator of a revised or improved version, may charge for the software
> > or allow any successor to charge.
>
> I can't see how the GPL could remotely be interpreted as prohibiting the
> original author from charging for work they hold copyright on.

Visit

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/easterbrook/

and drop him an email.

BTW, ask also who is Williams and what is his (Williams) legal theory.

http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fdocs/docs.fwx?submit=showbr&shofile=06-2454_008.pdf

"This does not assist Williams, however, because his legal theory is
faulty substantively."

regards,
alexander.



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