On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:20:13 -0700 (PDT) "Peter Gordon" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
