Philip Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Let's say I write a Qt program (and confirm that it works by > > > linking it against Qt in the privacy of my own home) and then I > > > include it (the source code) in a book as a programming example, > > > and I GPL the whole book.
Philip Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I publish that book, will the fact that it is licensed under that GPL > allow others to take my example program, modify it, and redistribute it > under the GPL ? Yep. > If not why not ? > > The example program can be assumed to have been written entirely by > me, as can the book, and we'll assume that it's not cryptographic as > well, so ITAR has nothing to do with the question. > > I also don't care about fair use issues, since I wanted to know if you > thought that the GPL on the book would be sufficient to grant people > the right to use the code, modify it, and distribute their modified > versions under the GPL. Sure, and since no one builds object code from a book and you're not encouraging anyone to to build object code from the book, etc. there's not even any kind of situation where you're trying to defraud anyone. -- Raul
