Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:45:29 +0200 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Greg Pavelcak <gpav@som.umass.edu>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use/Utilize Message-ID: <20020406064529.GB1426@lpt.ens.fr> In-Reply-To: <3CAE3C62.4012DA04@mindspring.com> References: <20020405183857.GA58446@oitunix.oit.umass.edu> <20020405231950.B63981@lpt.ens.fr> <3CAE3C62.4012DA04@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert said on Apr 5, 2002 at 16:08:02: > > Actually I think the distinction is probably one of Brett's and Terry's > > fantasies. They mean the same in ordinary English and I'll be > > surprised if there is a distinction in law (IANAL but nor are they). > > Your definitions ignore the fact that "use" can be a noun, an > intransitive verb, or a transitive verb. > > The word "utilize" is *only* a transitive verb. > > The GPL "uses" (8-)) the word in its least common application, > where the word "utilize" would serve better, and therfore > attempts to muddy the waters regarding derivitive works > (utilizing the code) vs. operation of the application (using > the code). Excuse me. It looks like a transitive verb in both of these phrases, to me, at least; and I find it quite legitimate to write that derivative works "use" the code while operation of the application "utilizes" the code. In fact, if I follow Merriam-Webster's suggestions, I'd prefer to "use" the code in a run-of-the-mill derivative work (embedding a GPL'd FFT routine in a program of my own) but "utilize" the code in a novel application (utilize an FFT to do fast multiplications of large integers). - Rahul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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