Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux

InfraRED/Veres Tibor (infrared@aurora-borealis.satimex.tvnet.hu)
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 01:05:45 +0100 (CET)

> I don't even see how this can be legal. As far as I know no contract
> or license can make you agree to something that has not yet been
> written.
> Imagine signing your insurance papers and where it normally says
> ``By signing here you agree to the terms of this contract'' it also
> went on to say ``and anything else we add to it in the future.''
> If I put my software under GPL 2, I think it should be MY decision
> wether or not it goes to GPL 3. The paragraph above is saying that
> I agree to license my software by the terms of GPL 2, and any terms
> they decide to add later.
> This should be interesting if it ever goes to court.

I think this has no problem.. you as the writer of the code give away the
rights to the everybode to use the code with the licence GPL v2 or
any later *at his/her option*!!!!

this is entirely legal.. I think..

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InfraRED of aurora-borealis/Veres Tibor
E-Mail: infrared@aurora-borealis.satimex.tvnet.hu


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