Court Ruling Clouds Open Source Licensing

JosefAssad writes "In a decision centering around a question of a violation of the Artistic License, a San Francisco court has denied an injunction against Matthew Katzer in the favor of Robert Jacobsen of the JMRI project. Importantly, the decision makes the point that the Artistic License is a contract, an interpretation that the Free Software Foundation has been keen to avoid as a legal stance. The JMRI project has a page up with the legal background and developments."

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Use it or lose it...

[flyingfsck]

I think this should make it clear that if you wish your code to be free, then half measures won't work. The GPL has been tested in court numerous times. Use it or lose it...