On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 17:26, Peter Gordon wrote: > jdow wrote: > > Heh, how many people on this list are using illegal software so that > > they can view their DVDs on Linux in the United States? In theory they > > are violating the GPL [...] > > Wrong. You only violate the GPL by attempting to redistribute such software. > Again: The GPL does *not* restrict _usage_ of the software in any way > whatsoever. Yes, if a person writes his own linkage to the non-gpl'd part he does not violate the GPL. Now, how did everyone else get their copies? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
