Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again) To : comp.programming From : John W. Krahn Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 05:36 pm Gerry Quinn wrote: > In article , suralis-s@mtu-net.ru says... >>Gerry Quinn wrote: >>>In article , suralis-s@mtu-net.ru says... > >>>Not at all, especially copyright. But the principle is there. All I >>>am pointing out is that it was not discovered in 1980! >>> >>But it wasn't about prohibiting cytation of scientific papaers >>either. > > Nor is it now. > > Unless by 'scientific papers' you mean treatises on how to break > encryption codes. > > Did you know tools have been made illegal? You can't buy lockpicks. They aren't illegal, they are just restricted to the possession of qualified persons like locksmiths (unlike firearms which are restricted to persons who aren't actually in prison.) :-) John .