Re: libkrb53 - odd license term
MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> On 2004-06-03 00:20:48 +0100 Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps it simply means that they retain copyright in their portions,
> > not
> > that they're stealing your derivative works. That would require a
> > statement from the copyright holder before I'd belive it, though.
>
> As you note, the "stealing your work" view requires some word-bending
> and would probably be invalid, so do we really *need* clarification?
>
> Then again, someone may want to contact them about the aggressive tone
> in general anyway.
If they really meant to "steal" the work, then the whole license may
be invalid. In which case, Debian has no permission to distribute at
all. So I think a clarification is definitely in order.
Regards,
Walter Landry
wlandry@ucsd.edu
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