On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:28:25 -0700 (PDT) Walter Landry wrote: > Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> wrote: [...] > > So I think it's misleading to refer to “modified versions of the GPL”, > > since modified versions aren't the GPL any more. If you want to permit > > an action in a license text, it would be best to be clear on what action > > it is you're permitting. > > Not quite. You just have to take out the preamble and modify the > instructions for use. > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifyGPL ...and call it by a name other than "GPL"! I am under the impression that this is what Ben meant, but I'll wait for him to clarify. > > You can still call it a modified version of the GPL. I think it depends on how clear you make it that the new license text was derived from the GPL, but it's not any version of the GPL, unless I misinterpret the FSF FAQ somehow... -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/progs/scripts/pdebuild-hooks.html Need some pdebuild hook scripts? ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == C979 F34B 27CE 5CD8 DC12 31B5 78F4 279B DD6D FCF4
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