Re: license opinion sought
On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 10:19:27PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> ??? GPL restricts non-public distribution of derived works. Am I
> missing something here? What's wrong with restricting non-public
> distribution of derived works as a free software? I am totally lost
> here.
You're free to refrain from distributing modified versions completely; while
rude, you can refuse to distribute modified versions to the original copyright
holder if you want. You're only *required* to distribute source *if* you
distribute binaries, and then only to the people you distribute binaries to.
There was a thread about the problems associated with requiring people to
send changes upstream on request, but I can't find it. Was it called
discriminatory against people who are unable to publically release? (It's
also a practical problem: am I supposed to keep every iteration of my
modifications, in case they're requested by upstream?)
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Glenn Maynard
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