Fair. As I said, I would rather it weren't necessary to codify the quid pro quo "rights and responsabilities." At the same time, I can't imagine not wanting the

Fair. As I said, I would rather it weren't necessary to codify the quid pro quo "rights and responsabilities." At the same time, I can't imagine not wanting the right (freedom) to view the code for software I use. (Hey, that's why I choose open over closed in the first place). The spirit of the GPL IMHO is just "pay it forward," or at least a "don't use it to peck me to death or blame be when you drop it on your foot." I agree, it puts a damper on gift-giving, but I just can't see another way. In the same way, I wish it weren't necessary to spell out human rights, but even for something as important as that, not everyone always plays nice. (I mean, people burned witches, to pick just one random morbid absurdity.) I wish the "NO WARRANTY" warnings weren't necessary either but, as the expression goes: "no good deed goes unpunished." :\