Re: Bug#143063 acknowledged by developer (Bug#143063: fixed in mmix 1:0.0.20020615-3)
On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 11:33:51AM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> writes:
>
> > It has been argued (during the LaTeX license debate) that "the license
> > may require derived works to carry a different name" refers to the
> > software or package name, and not a functional item such as a source
> > code filename (which makes modification much more difficult).
>
> Not quite right. If only a source code filename were implicated, that
> would not be a problem. It's restrictions on what gets *installed*
> that is the problem.
As someone else explained (check the bug log for who; sorry, I don't
remember): the key piece is that there is no permission in the license
for modified code to be DISTRIBUTED. That's where the problem appears
to actually lie.
Julian
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