text_combined: rick moen ricklinuxmafiacom quoting paul linehan plinehanyahoocom point french law author change terms licence arbitarily granting rights author must clearly delimited terms long dates times gpl similar licences explicitly permanent grants rights attached instance work stuff mentioned concerns contract law eg required element privity etc absence limitations original author right change software back closed whim author right issue _additional_ instances different licence proprietary closed sic licence rick moen makes point sale rather granting rights default see bit even granting rights author explicitly specified french law analysis elsewhere concerns contract law isnt contract law isnt first time copyright attorneys stumbled subject im sure wont last cheers front line defense sophisticated rick moen viruses continually evolving computer operating ricklinuxmafiacom system attracts efforts eager software developers bill gates irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie tue 8 oct 2002 154312 0700 ilug interesting article free software licences