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Re: NEW ocaml licence proposal by upstream, will be part of the 3.08.1 release going into sarge.



On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 10:25:34AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 03:28:16AM -0400, Glenn Maynard wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 09:29:24PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > > > I don't see how this makes it non-free.  You are distributing under the
> > > > same license you received the software under, so DFSG 3 is satisfied,
> > 
> > But you're not.  The license permissions you received don't permit using
> > the code under a completely difference license; for example, you can't
> > link the code with GPL work, since the licenses are incompatible.  However,
> > you have to distribute your modifications under terms that *do* allow the
> > original programmer to do so.  The license terms you're forced to release
> > modifications under are different from the ones you received.
> 
> But if upstreqm incorporqtes your changes, thus creating a modification of
> your QPLed work, you have the same right as he has, don't you ?

I really wish you'd stop pushing this barrel, because I have to keep
swatting it down.

The initial developer does not have to abide by the terms of the QPL with
regard to your changes, because he received an all-permissive licence to
them.

- Matt

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