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Re: [tlug] GPL non-sense



On 25 sept. 10, at 09:43, Shawn Brown wrote:

> The GPL however also states:
> 
> 7. Additional Terms.
> ...you may (if authorized by the copyright holders of that material)
> supplement the terms of this License with terms:
> Declining to grant rights under trademark law for use of some trade
> names, trademarks, or service marks
> 
> 
> So what happens is that corporate legal wants a EULA stating:
> "grants you the non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right and
> license to install and use this Application solely and exclusively for
> your personal use."

That does not seem to be compatible with the GPL and does not seem to be covered by the article you quote by any stretch of the imagination.

Jean-Christophe Helary
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