Henning Makholm writes: > Now, would a wording such as the following be seen as complying with > the 'derived works' portions of the DFSG?
| - You may modify [the program] and use the modified form within | your own organisation. | | - You may distribute a version of [the program] that you have | modified [...] provided additionally | a) that neither the accompanying documentaion nor | the output of the modified program can reasonably | be misread to the effect that the modified program | is the original [...] Ok. | b) that the accompanying documentation clearly | acknowledges the modified program's ancestry | from code developed at [our project] Ok. | c) that you include information as to where the original | version can be obtained. Ok. | d) that you share your modifications with [the program's] | user community by | i - allowing [us] to incorporate your modification or | parts of it in future releases of [the program], in | return for giving you proper credit. Ok. | ii - making an honest attempt at communicating your | modifications to [us], e.g., by sending them by | email [...] You may distribute your modified | version even if you have not got a response yet, | or even if you have been forced to give up trying | to contact us. But you have to at least have *tried*. No. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
