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From:	"Dave Korn" <dk AT artimi DOT com>
To:	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: GPL violation ?
Date:	Thu, 6 May 2004 19:02:32 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu] 
> Sent: 06 May 2004 18:47

> You do get a T-shirt for filing the assignment, which is 
> intended to cover
> all of your subsequent contributions.

  Ah, that explains it.  Yep, a t-shirt is definitely a "material
consideration" <g>  

> In addition to the physical payment of a T-shirt, the 
> developers get the
> goodwill of the community, although I don't think this could 
> be counted as
> "consideration" under the above definition, no matter how good and
> valuable it is.

  And indeed, since the goodwill of the community does not belong to RH, it
isn't within their purview to give to anyone, and so can't be part of the
exchange.

  But the T-shirt does the trick.  Hell, that's worth far more than a
peppercorn!

    cheers, 
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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