Re: GPL legal question

["Graeme Peterson" <gp at qnx dot com>]

Thanks.  Our lawyers are reviewing this issue, and as you point out, an
e-mail from someone saying "Sure, go ahead" would not be enough.  I did not
really expect to find free legal advice, but I had hoped to open a
discussion and see where it led.  Someone must have thought of doing
something like this before me, and I am interested in their experience.  I
suppose I could have worded my initial posting differently, but there it is.

If this is the wrong forum for this, or if there is no forum for this,
please let me know.

Cheers.
GP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Dewar" <dewar@gnat.com>
To: "Graeme Peterson" <gp@qnx.com>
Cc: <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: GPL legal question


> Graeme Peterson wrote:
>
> > I looked for a GPL-legal mailing list, but could not find one.  If this
is
> > the wrong forum for this, please point me to the right one(s).
>
> You can certainly read the GPL FAQ, and you may find it helpful, but
> don't expect to find free legal advice on the net! You may get
> miscellaneous amateur legal opinions, but I would not rely on
> them. If you have a legal question of this kind you really need
> to have an attorney look into exactly what you propose to do.
> You are also in a stronger position if the software that you
> are using is supplied under some kind of commercial contract
> then you can ask your supplier about the license.
>