Re: Licenses for non-software entities
> You have heard incorrectly. The GPL comes with this immutable
> license:
> ______________________________________________________________________
> GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
> Version 2, June 1991
>
> Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
> Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
> of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
> ______________________________________________________________________
Right, but if it came with a licence like this:
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GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version <mumble>, June <mumble>
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
This licence is covered by the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
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We might understand what was going on (being well versed in recursion) but
most of the legal profession would probably start giggling hysterically, and
have to go for a lie down to recover.
It really doesn't matter how ``right'' a recursive license might seem to us,
if the result is something that is unenforcible, because the lawyers don't
understand it.
Cheers, Phil.
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