Re: Dangerous precedent being set - possible serious violation of the GPL
Then let's try an experiment-- let's make a nice Corel Linux mirror site,
and publicize it well (read: on Slashdot), and see if they object. Anyone
with me?
On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, William T Wilson wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Caspian wrote:
>
> > However, I am under the -distinct- impression that Corel would consider
> > anyone obtaining their distribution without agreeing to their EULA
> > 'illegal'/'immoral', or in other words "against their rules".
>
> So sad. Corel has no choice in the matter. They are stuck with it
> because of the GPL, which does not give them the ability to object.
>
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