I Suspect M$ That Has Broken The GPL

Doug writes "With all this recent heat from Microsoft about the validity of the GPL, I am drawn to wonder if they have if fact broken the GNU General Public License by stealing code from GNU software? You all know about how the thief always returns to the scene of the crime. If they hadn't done anything wrong this wouldn't be an issue. I wonder what it was that they horked..."

Comments

You clearly do not understand the GPL

[Brian Knotts]

You don't need to agree to the GPL to *use* the software.

You only need a license to *redistribute* the software.

From COPYING:

5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it.

Um, hello, grammar?

[AFCArchvile]

I Suspect M$ That Has Broken The GPL

That's about as grammatically correct as "Somebody set up us the bomb."

4/1 troll theory

[perdida]

1) If I respond to this story on topic and sincerely, am I being trolled?

2) If I troll the story, am I trolling the story and being trolled?

Too confusing.. must go smoke a joint.