[Asterisk-Users] SysMaster and GPL Violation

[Gilad Ben-Yossef]

Joe Greco wrote:

> 
> The GPL is fundamentally flawed in that it's never been functionally tested
> and challenged in court, and many IP lawyers believe that there are 
> challenges that it would not survive.  The fact that some lawyers may have 
> found further legal loopholes to exploit is not shocking, given the holes 
> in the current implementation.

Actually, this is not true. The GPL was tested in a Germen court and 
survived very well thank you very much.

But this is not the most improtant point. The important point is this:

The target of a good license (or any legal document for that matter) is 
not to "survive" in court. The purpose of a good license is to be so 
iron clad clear that it never ever gets into court in the first place.

And this, my friend, is something the GPL has done *very well*.

Gilad


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