Okay, this is getting pretty far removed from anything to do with
Subversion now :-). Can interested parties please offlist it if want
to discuss further? Thanks.
-K
"Paul Smith" <pausmith@nortelnetworks.com> writes:
> %% Daniel Berlin <dberlin@dberlin.org> writes:
>
> >> PS. FWIW, the FSF and RMS never venture purely personal opinions on
> >> legal matters. All their statements are endorsed by their lawyer.
> >> Certainly he has an agenda, but, while it's nothing personal, I'd
> >> bet on his personal opinion over yours, Branko :).
>
> db> Very dangerous idea.
>
> Exactly what idea do you find dangerous? That someone would be better
> advised to take the advice of a lawyer practiced in the relevant field
> over that of a layman?
>
> Surely you don't believe this.
>
> db> None of the opinions have been tested in court, regardless who
> db> they are endorsed by.
>
> I never said, nor implied in any way, that they had been. I would love
> to see them tested, but until that happens everyone simply has to live
> with the situation as it stands.
>
> The safest way to use a license is by following the interpretation put
> forward by the licensors, even if you personally disagree with that
> interpretation: this gives you the very best chance of not being taken
> to court in the first place, which is always painful and risky.
>
> --
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