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From: tower@AI.MIT.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.)
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Subject: GPL is *not* a virus
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Date: 19 Jan 90 04:24:20 GMT
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   Date: 18 Jan 90 01:42:06 GMT
   From: renner@m.cs.uiuc.edu

   I am interested in receiving informed opinions as to the legality of this
   approach.
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   Scott Renner 					USENET: pur-ee!uiucdcs!renner
   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign      ARPA:   renner@cs.uiuc.edu

Our lawyers have informed FSF that attempting to avoid the GPL by
having one's customers do the linking is illegal under the GPL and
applicable laws.

enjoy -len