In a previous message, Peter B Van Campen wrote:
The GPL has NEVER been tested in court. This means that until a judge ( and even appellate judges) has ruled on the legality of the GPL, it is just a 'nice agreement' between agreeing parties.
Not true. The GPL is a licence agreement that is legally binding on all parties to it - unless and until it is successfully challenged in court. Your explanation suggests that any contract is invalid unless proved in court, whereas the true situation is that any contract is valid unless proved invalid in court. Which is why people take contracts to court - to get out of restrictions that they feel are unfair or illegal. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards