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GPL is not a EULA
wolf_z 25th Nov 2009
It's the *opposite* of a EULA. It isn't a license to *use*, it's a license to *copy*. happy The GPL specifically says it has no bearing on you *using* the software, only if you change it and distribute your changes does it bind you.

A EULA in effect says you can't do A, B, and C, it takes *away* rights copyright law would otherwise give you.

A copyright license like the GPL says you *can* do A, B, and C because the copyright owner is giving you *additional* rights beyond those denied you by law.

Don't be fooled by the word "license" in the EULA, a EULA is a contract, the GPL really is a license.
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