Re: Anton's amendment

[Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>]

On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 01:10:10PM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg> wrote:
> > I didn't mean one specific license, but the requirement of DFSG:
> > 
> >    The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in
> >    modified form _only_ if the license allows the distribution of
> >    "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of modifying the
> >    program at build time.
> > 
> > So the license may require the distribution as original_source+patch_file.
> 
> If the license didn't also allow the distribution of the patch files
> independently, it's unlikely that we'd consider it free.

Any patch file for A is a work based on A.  The copyright law forbids
the independent distribution of such works unless the license of A
explicitly permits it.  I don't know of any license that permits such
distribution (includingly the old Qt license).

Anton Zinoviev