From: Nikolai Weibull <mailing-lists.ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2005-05-13T05:01:26+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Request for advice on applying a license

Christian Neukirchen, May 13:

> Ok, IIRC the GNU GPL only *grants* you rights (that you obviously
> wouldn't have by default).  Therefore it is actually rather easy (but
> IANAL)...  just don't enforce the rights you would have granted if the
> GPL was applied correctly in case it was not.  IOW: Don't sue if they
> do what you want them to do, even if they wouldn't actually be allowed
> to do that.

Wow, three acronyms beginning with the letter I in one paragraph, all of
which I didn’t know existed before I began this thread¹.  You do realize
that the “I Am Not A Lawyer” acronym actually has the word “anal” as a
suffix, right?  Call me anal-retentive, but how often does the need for
that acronym actually occur?

I guess you have a point there, though.  As I’m only stating OPR² with
the license, I actually don’t need to worry that much about including it
everywhere.

Anyway, thanks for your input on this, and thanks to everyone who
responded,
        nikolai

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¹ I keep forgetting the meaning of IIRC.  It just looks like I-something
  IRC (as in “Internet Relay Chat”) to me.
² Other People’s Rights.  Anyone who knows who _Naughty by Nature_ are
  should get this one.

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