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The Revocable GPL in the US (Groklaw)

The Revocable GPL in the US (Groklaw)

Posted Jan 29, 2008 18:53 UTC (Tue) by ncm (subscriber, #165)
In reply to: The Revocable GPL in the US (Groklaw) by kirkengaard
Parent article: The Non-Revocable GPL (Groklaw)

That's another, and more devastating, sort of revocation.  It says that all the existing
licenses are void, and any chosen subset of the existing licensees have no more right to
distribute.  It's different from choosing not to issue new licenses, which is what is under
discussion here.


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