On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 02:06:38PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > Glenn Maynard wrote: > > On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 09:33:33PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > > > I'm sorry, but I'm totally lost in the discussion. Do we (=Debian) > > > buy the statement from the FSF that the copyright notice at the > > > bottom of any phpnuke-generated page must not be removed and that > > > this is not a new restriction to the GPL? > > Was there such a statement, and are we sure it meant exactly this and > > wasn't being interpreted? (I seem to recall reading an interpretation > > of a statement that I didn't buy, but it was too long ago for me to > > remember clearly.) > I found this one: > http://phpnuke.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=49 > says: > "I think a web-based message board clearly reads commands > interactively. So, if there is such a notice, you can't remove it. But > you could alter its form, so long as it is still appropriate." > I guess this case is difficult, since you could interpret each php > file as a program of its own, as well as the entire system as a > program as a whole. The consensus was that, if you regard each php file as a program of its own, it fails the interactivity requirement; and that if you regard a web session as a single execution of the "program", you don't get to require a copyright notice on *every* page -- just on the home page. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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