From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270565AbTGSXnQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:43:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270567AbTGSXnQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:43:16 -0400 Received: from smtp-out2.iol.cz ([194.228.2.87]:15496 "EHLO smtp-out2.iol.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270565AbTGSXnN (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 Jul 2003 19:43:13 -0400 Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 01:57:48 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Larry McVoy , David Schwartz , Larry McVoy , Richard Stallman , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bitkeeper Message-ID: <20030719235748.GB1198@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20030718204405.GA658@work.bitmover.com> <20030718222702.GC658@work.bitmover.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030718222702.GC658@work.bitmover.com> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > My understanding of the relevant case law in the United States is that > > these types of restrictions are not allowed under copyright law itself. > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 10:23:30PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > Actually your license is simply irrelevant in most of thre world. You > > aren't allowed to forbid reverse engineering for interoperability. > > "Judge, I want to violate this license on this product that I got > for free because it's not free enough". Its not free at all. Alan is right, that parts of licence agreement are irrelevant in Europe, and what RMS is suggesting is perfectly legal here. Like it or not. Don't try to make "RMS suggested something ilegal" case. Thanx, Pavel -- When do you have a heart between your knees? [Johanka's followup: and *two* hearts?]