Convert GPL to MPL

Alexander Terekhov alexander.terekhov at gmail.com
Fri Jan 18 21:17:55 UTC 2008


On Jan 18, 2008 10:05 PM, John Cowan <cowan at ccil.org> wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov scripsit:
>
> > (How that scheme doesn't fall under GPL "additional restrictions" on
> > "freedom 0" is beyond my comprehension
>
> Indeed it is.
>
> > but that's beside the point.)
>
> Indeed it is.
>
> I'll just mention for the sake of any who are genuinely perplexed that
> nothing stops you from contracting away your GPL rights.

The context here is the scheme under which GPL redistributor (a party
to the GPL) insists that distributee contracts away his "freedom 0."
If that is OK then what is the point of the GPL? Just curious.

regards,
alexander.



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