16 May
2003
16 May
'03
17:13
On May 16, 2003 11:54 am, Peter B Van Campen wrote:
Legal scholars have questioned the enforcablity of the GPL on several grounds. The most troubling aspect of the GPL? There is no 'consideration' exchanged as part of the transaction. Read the GPL itself; there is no mention of the exchange of consideration. Consideration is at the heart of
Clearly there is consideration going one way. The right to use the code. The question is what does the person creating the code get? Now since that person is giving the code then it's obvious they think they're getting something. Nick