Re: ocaml, QPL and the DFSG : QPL 3b argumentation.

[Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu>]

Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 12:59:33PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> >   1) QPL 3b. A is allowed to integrate changes from M into the original
> >   software in both the QPL licence and some other licence it is dually
> >   licenced with (GPL or proprietary). The claim that this fails DFSG #1 has
> >   been made, if you consider this right a fee or royalty.
> 
> | 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your
> | modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as
> | patches. The following restrictions apply to modifications:
> 
> This covers modification of the original software. Only path (or patch-like)
> distribution is allowed here. This is expressely allowed by DFSG #4.
> 
> |       a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices
> |       in the Software.
> 
> Again, pretty standard.

Actually, I just realized this might be a problem.  Files often have
copyright notices in them.  You can't have a patch which entirely
removes those files.

Also, the program may print out a copyright notice (as in GPL 3c).
You are not allowed to add your own name to that list.

Regards,
Walter Landry
wlandry@ucsd.edu