Both bongs and crack pipes are actually legal (in the US) and are sold in many retail stores. Untill they are used for an illegal purpose such as smoking weed or crack which leaves a film of tar on the piece and can be tested to see if it was used for a illegal purpose. The obvious problem being how dose one test to see if a mod chip has been used for an illegal purpose, however that does not mean it should be illegal
"[t]he economic philosophy behind the [Copyright [C]lause... is the conviction that encouragement of individual effort by personal gain is the best way to advance public welfare through the talents of authors and inventors."
So my personal gain is knowing that others can modify and improve my code and I will be able to use their improvements. I guess the GPL is legal
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how in the world do the top 2 posts on slashdot have no comments at all ....
Any one alive out there
Both bongs and crack pipes are actually legal (in the US) and are sold in many retail stores. Untill they are used for an illegal purpose such as smoking weed or crack which leaves a film of tar on the piece and can be tested to see if it was used for a illegal purpose. The obvious problem being how dose one test to see if a mod chip has been used for an illegal purpose, however that does not mean it should be illegal
"[t]he economic philosophy behind the [Copyright [C]lause ... is the conviction that encouragement of individual effort by personal gain is the best way to advance public welfare through the talents of authors and inventors."
So my personal gain is knowing that others can modify and improve my code and I will be able to use their improvements. I guess the GPL is legal