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Re: Another GPL violation: Re: Minimalistic Build-Environmentforwin32 (~7.5MB)
> Charles Wilson <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu> writes:
>
> > FWIW: I am not a lawyer.
>
> And therefore, everything you have said may be safely ignored.
>
> Until this alleged GPL violator receives a "cease and desist" order
> from an attorney, he has no reason to even consider modifying his
> behavior. (Except to be polite, of course. But at this point, he has
> little reason to want to be polite. And providing a simple link to
> the Cygwin sources is nice enough to begin with.)
>
> I really love it when non-lawyers talk about law, because it's
> hilarious. Engineers are the best. They have this fascinating notion
> that laws mean what their written text says. Actually, laws mean
> whatever the courts decide they mean. The apparent written text is
> not terribly important. Want evidence? Consider what happens when
> the text of a law, in your opinion, conflicts with a court's
> interpretation. Guess to whom the people with badges and guns are
> going to listen?
>
> Your notions about what constitutes a "GPL violation" are nothing more
> than your opinion. And you are not even qualified to have one, much
> less to express it. Much like the guy on the street corner expressing
> his opinion about the end of the world, it is kind of boring.
>
> I hope everyone cheerfully ignores all these accusations of "GPL
> violations" and proceeds exactly as they have been. I also hope the
> people making these accusations find better things to do with their
> time, but I admit to being pessimistic.
Ever heard of burning bridges, Patrick?
Regards,
Elfyn McBratney
elfyn at exposure dot org dot uk
www.exposure.org.uk
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