Re: User's thoughts about LPPL
Boris Veytsman <borisv@lk.net> writes:
> > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 04:15:20 -0400
> > From: Glenn Maynard <g_dlegal@zewt.org>
>
> >
> > If the core can be changed in any way without changing it directly,
> > then you can break output exactly as well by this mechanism as you
> > could by editing it directly.
> >
>
> No, because to change the core you need to make an explicit decision,
> like using a command
>
> newlatex file.tex
>
> instead of
>
> latex file.tex
>
> LaTeX team does not mind you using or distributing a changed
> LaTeX. It does not want you to use it AND call it LaTeX.
Ah, but it can't do anything about me making a totally separate
package, calling it LaTeX, and having it invoke my
changed-LaTeX-with-a-different-name.
Thomas
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