On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 14:12 +0530, steve wrote:
On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 13:31 +0530, Narendra Sisodiya wrote:
"The only restriction the GPL imposes is that it prevents people
from
imposing further restrictions. #GPL"
not true - it restricts the freedom to modify the software and close
the
source and distribute it. This is a restriction - facts are facts.
ehe ...are the two statements above the same thing ? Lets see:
"The only restriction ....is that it prevents ... imposing further restrictions. #GPL"
.... it restricts the freedom to ...close the source ...This is a restriction ...
Seems to be essentially the same thing ...so what is the 'not true' part ? Unless you are in the habit of denying something and then repeating exactly what the other person says.
on rereading it can possibly be that you are right - the difference is that they say it in a convoluted manner and I say it more directly. But in either case we all agree that there is a restriction.