Re: License determination
thanks...
NatePuri
Certified Law Student
& Debian GNU/Linux Monk
McGeorge School of Law
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On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Randy Edwards wrote:
> > Can some one send me a copy of this license?
>
> I posted this here once, but you must've missed it Paul. Here is
> Obsidian's license:
>
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>
> Copyright
>
> BaseSoftware is under GPL (GNU Public License).
>
> The source code is distributed together with the object code for your
> convenience. You may update the code and contribute back to the master
> project.
>
> Small addition to GPL
>
> You may not remove the Designed by Obsidian link from the logon screen, bypass
> the logon screen, remove or hide links to the "About" box or
> remove the original author details from the code.
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>
> My impulse (disclaimer: not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV:-) is to
> agree with John and say it is non-free.
>
> It's interesting, I can probably guess at reasons why Obsidian licensed the
> software as they did. They're nice guys and wanted to make the source
> available while still having the ability to influence/control it and produce a
> couple of commercial modules for their base system. But that first paragraph
> ("The source code is") seems at odds with the main thrust of the GPL under
> which it was supposed to be licensed.
>
> --
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