Re: KDE gone, Lyx next ?

[Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com>]

Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> wrote:
> > >   Let's say I write a Qt program (and confirm that it works by
> > >   linking it against Qt in the privacy of my own home) and then I
> > >   include it (the source code) in a book as a programming example,
> > >   and I GPL the whole book.

Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> wrote:
>   If I publish that book, will the fact that it is licensed under that GPL
>   allow others to take my example program, modify it, and redistribute it
>   under the GPL ?

Yep.

>   If not why not ?
> 
> The example program can be assumed to have been written entirely by
> me, as can the book, and we'll assume that it's not cryptographic as
> well, so ITAR has nothing to do with the question.
>
> I also don't care about fair use issues, since I wanted to know if you
> thought that the GPL on the book would be sufficient to grant people
> the right to use the code, modify it, and distribute their modified
> versions under the GPL.

Sure, and since no one builds object code from a book and you're not
encouraging anyone to to build object code from the book, etc. there's
not even any kind of situation where you're trying to defraud anyone.

-- 
Raul