On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:20:13 -0700 (PDT)
"Peter Gordon" <peter(a)thecodergeek.com> wrote:
Sean wrote:
> Yes the GPL has a restriction about how that software can be used. Just
> like every other license. Get over it.
Incorrect. The GPL is a copyright license and only restricts the
modification and/or redistribution of the software. Usage of the software
is not restricted by the GPL. Section 0 of the GPL explicitly states this:
"Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running
the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered
only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent
of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends
on what the Program does."
Mea culpa. Was a bit too loose with my choice of words. You're right, the
GPL doesn't restrict use. Unless you include distribution as part of
"use",
which for clarity I won't do in the future.
Sean