On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 05:35:59PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote:
> ==== GPL should be modified to say ... that a corp entity
>     cannot buy the dead company's IP to merge it into
>     their own new widgets
> 
> 
> -- as an example .... MS buys turbolinux or buys suse
>   or even buy redhat .... and all hell will break loose
>       - GPL should prohibit such things if at all possible

Who cares? As long as Microsoft continue to comply with the existing
provisions of the GPL, there's no problem. The GPL must not restrict
corporate use any more than private use.

(Am I being trolled? Maybe I'm tired - I can't tell.)

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Colin Watson                                  [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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