[PLUG] Apple Ousts Coder for Being Young

[Paul Mullen]

On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 09:12:15AM -0800, Nathan Meyers wrote:
> > 
> > I always thought part of the GPL's appeal was that once a work had been
> > released under it, the license couldn't be rescinded at a later date
> > (returning the work to a proprietary state). Was I mistaken?
> 
> No, but it's no good if someone violates a legal commitment or a law
> in releasing such code. For example, if you obtain Windows source under

Nevermind. I posed my question before reading the article linked to. I
suppose I didn't realize that since a minor can't legally enter into a
contract, they could suddenly "change their mind" on their 18th
birthday. Bum deal.


Paul