On May 18, 2003 12:58 pm, Peter B Van Campen wrote:
Dear Graham and Listees,
In law 'consideration' is what is exchanged. Most often it is money. The relavent aspect of the GPL is that there is nothing exchanged in the other
No there is nothing obvious exchanged in the other direction.
direction. We all know that we get the code as the licensees, but what does the Licensor get? This is the key aspect of the argument. The law believes
The only one who could argue that would be the person deciding to use the GPL. The question then becomes why choose it? I have yet to hear of any one have a gun put to thier heads forcing them to use the GPL. The fact that people are using the GPL is proof they believe they are receiving consideration. Try this. Next time a charity is having a TV drive for money. Phone up and commit to giving some money. Then try telling the court you aren't receiving anything in return so it's not a binding contract. Nick