FC4 or FC5

[Sean]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:20:13 -0700 (PDT)
"Peter Gordon" <peter at thecodergeek.com> wrote:

> Sean wrote:
> > Yes the GPL has a restriction about how that software can be used.  Just
> > like every other license.  Get over it.
> 
> Incorrect. The GPL is a copyright license and only restricts the
> modification and/or redistribution of the software. Usage of the software
> is not restricted by the GPL. Section 0 of the GPL explicitly states this:
>     "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
> covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running
> the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered
> only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent
> of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends
> on what the Program does."
> 

Mea culpa.  Was a bit too loose with my choice of words.  You're right, the
GPL doesn't restrict use.  Unless you include distribution as part of "use",
which for clarity I won't do in the future.

Sean