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Re: Some licensing questions regarding celestia



On Monday, Sep 22, 2003, at 01:15 US/Eastern, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> I'd like to nail it as open as humanly possible, so I'd like to apply to
> to anyone receiving a derivative work based on the work as well, unless
> there's a legal complication in that. 

Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
>Well, that's not public domain any more. If I take a public domain work, 
>create a derivative work, then I have copyright over my portions of the 
>derivative work, and can license it how I want.
 
You misunderstand me.  I want to give a license to *my* work (not the 
derivative work) to anyone receiving a derivative work, regardless of whether 
they receive my work or not.  :-)
 



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