On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 07:33:23PM -0500, Brett Carrington wrote: > The GPL should be accepted in any case though,
No, it states that the user is not required to accept it in Section 5: "You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it." > otherwise a user can not be sure he has the right to use a copyrighted > work. No, it states that it grants no usage rights in Section 0: "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope." > It's my understanding that you still have to give explicit permission > to let someone use your copyrighted work. The details depend on the jurisdiction; however, even if explicit permission it required to use a work, the GPL does not grant it. > The GPL allows this and more. Could you please quote the part of the GPL which grants usage rights according to your understanding? Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
