RE: Dangerous back door in the LGPL

At 03:52 PM 5/31/2002, Brian Vincent (C) wrote:

>I wouldn't exactly call this news.  This has been pointed
>out for years and for the same number of years people have
>been removing that little clause or prepending it with
>a note that the software is licensed only under a specific
>version.

True. Alas, as usual, many people who are less observant, or
don't want to wade through the legalese, have just followed
Stallman's instructions. Another example of a way in which
Stallman and the FSF are deceptive in their claims and
practices.

--Brett Glass