Re: Microsoft vs. Open Source

["Frank BENNETT (=?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCJVUlaSVzJS8hISVZJU0lQyVIGyhC?= )" <bennett@example.com>]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 11:36:37AM +0900, gavin.walker@example.com wrote:
> 
> 
> Just curious. I've read the GPL and a couple of commentaries on it, but as it's
> never been tested in court it's hard to know what would happen if it ever came
> to a trial.

You'll get lots of answers from people on the list who have thought about this
more carefully than I have, so I won't respond directly.  But the article
below might be worth looking over:

  http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/05/122240&mode=thread

Also, if this is declared off topic here, you might check into
fsb@example.com (the free software business mailing list) and post a query
there.

Cheers,
Frank Bennett
Faculty of Law
Nagoya U