Re: license issues

On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Zeev Suraski wrote: > At 01:46 29/06/99 , Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > >And the people who > >are out to screw us are not the people who sit down and read licenses > >carefully anyway. > > Whether they read licenses carefully or not is entirely their problem - it > gives us ground to sue them in case they violate the license. > Speaking from past experience that is by far the most important part. Contracts and such exist for the sole purpose of stating your position when things turn nasty (court) and just because the group does not have the means to take action now it would seem very very very silly to waive such rights in the future. imho --- Paul Andersen (InterNIC:PA137) paul@egate.net T: +1 (416) 447-8505x23 E-Gate Communications Inc. F: +1 (416) 447-6447 Toronto, Ontario P: www.egate.net/pagepaul