Re: [ossig] Dangerous EULA Terms

[Nur Hussein <nhussein@xxxxxxxxx>]

> actually, the GPL, BSD et al are EULAs, just like microsoft's EULAs. the
> difference is that the GPL, BSD et al allow distribution (with some
> restrictions) while the closed source EULAs bar redistribution,
> reverse-engineering, multiple copies et al.

It's a license, no doubt, but it's nothing like the Microsoft-style
EULA's which cover permission for usage. With the GPL, you're not
required to accept it for *usage* of the program. Article 5 clearly
states:

5.  You are not required to accept this License, since you have not
signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or
distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are
prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by
modifying or distributing the Program (or any work based on the
Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and
all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying
the Program or works based on it.

Only modifying or distributing the program binds you to the GPL, but
installing it running it isn't governed by any restriction within the
GPL itself. Don't know about the BSD license, but I suspect it's
similar.

-= Nur Hussein =-


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