Re: Copyleft variation of MIT license

["Anthony W. Youngman" <debian@thewolery.demon.co.uk>]

In message <46113667.50307@ucsc.edu>, Suraj N. Kurapati 
<skurapat@ucsc.edu> writes
> The MIT license has the following properties (from Ed Burnette's
> survey[3] of free software licenses):
>
>  1. Code is protected by copyright? Yes
>
>  2. Code can be used in closed source projects? Yes
>
>  3. Program that uses (incorporates) the software can be sold
>     commercially? Yes
>
>  4. Source to bug fixes and modifications must be released? No
>
>  5. Provides explicit patent license? No
>
>
> I tried to modify the conditions paragraph of the MIT license so
> that question 4 (shown above) is given a "Yes" answer. Here are my
> variations:

If that's what you want, look at the LGPL.

Provided a 3rd party keeps your source separate from their source, they 
don't need to release their source at all, but they do have to release 
any modifications they make to your source.

Cheers,
Wol
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Anthony W. Youngman - anthony@thewolery.demon.co.uk