Re: GPL/LGPL

"Brian F. G. Bidulock" <[email protected]> Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:43:03 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel.streams
Organization http://www.openss7.org/
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Steve,

On Thu, 07 Sep 2006, Steve Schefter wrote:

> Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote:
> > I downloaded LiS-2.19.0.tgz from your website and do not have a copy =
of
> > the GPL.  Therefore it is a GPL violation and your rights to distribt=
ute
> > these files under the GPL has terminated.
>=20
> It was your prerogative not to download the license.  It's  at the
> ftp root and (now) within the LiS directory.

Too late.  Your license to distribute the files terminated when you
attempted to distribute them without a copy of the license.  If you
wish to now distribute them with a copy of the license, you will need
the permission of the copyright holder.

--brian

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