From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,776a7f0c329d226e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!news.illinois.net!attcg1!ip.att.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Isnt Gnat irrelevant ? ( was Re: Will the World ever seesomethingbeyond GNAT 3.15p?) Date: 13 Jan 2005 18:16:26 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <871xcp9eb8.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1105661711 11685 192.135.80.34 (14 Jan 2005 00:15:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:15:11 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:7746 Date: 2005-01-13T18:16:26-06:00 List-Id: In article <871xcp9eb8.fsf@deneb.enyo.de>, Florian Weimer writes: > * Simon Wright: > >> Florian Weimer writes: >> >>> * Martin Krischik: >>> >>> > It's GPL: Can't we find a Studend who makes a copy into the public >>> > ftp server of his univerity? >>> >>> In general, you aren't allowed to do this even with supposedly GPLed >>> software. The GPL doesn't give you this right. >> >> Then I have been under a misapprehension for a long time. > >> Unless you are claiming that said student is not a recipient? nor a >> licensee? > > Most universities have regulations which override the GPL. Whether > they are in violation of the GPL, I don't know. The GPL cannot give me permission to post a copy on the subway cars with spray paint. The most it can do is refrain from prohibiting me from doing so. Although I suppose my example might be hampered by any requirement that I publish the _complete_ work.