On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 07:08, Alexandre Oliva wrote: > > a part of this contract specifies that you may only load the > > software on one machine for each copy that you buy. Personally, I > > don't see how to reconcile a contract like that with section 6 of > > the GPL which states that additional restrictions cannot be imposed, > > My understanding is that, if you violate the agreement, the other part > is free to do so as well, interrupting the service that it had agreed > to provide to you. That doesn't mean you're denied the ability to > copy or install on as many boxes as you like. Hmmm, "a contract isn't a restriction because you can break it if you want to accept the penalty"? Wouldn't that logic apply to any possible kind of copying restriction anyone could try to apply? -- Les Mikesell les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
