[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Licensing problems with xscrabble



>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Watson <cjwatson@flatline.org.uk> writes:
    Colin> I'm inclined to say that we need explicit permission to
    Colin> modify and to distribute modified versions. 

Agreed.

    Colin> Apart from
    Colin> that, though, what do you think about the last clause? Is
    Colin> it equivalent to "... must reproduce the above copyright
    Colin> notice ... in the documentation and/or other materials
    Colin> provided with the distribution" clause in the modern BSD
    Colin> licence, or is it equivalent to the old BSD advertising
    Colin> clause?

It doesn't say where you have to acknowledge his contribution, so
doing so in the supporting documentation seems reasonable.



Reply to: