Brian Ristuccia writes: > This sounds a lot like [GPL splash screen clause]
Notice the 'if's in the GPL clause. If my derivative of a GPL program is either non-interactive or displays no announcement, I need not display a GPL announcement. I am free to use bits of emacs in a daemon or embedded system. Notice the absence of 'if's from the Obsidian license. If I was to use their code in my toaster controller, I would be compelled install a display just so I could put up the "logon screen" and "About" box. > which leads to the about screen, which contains copyright and author > information and is already protected from removal by clause 2c of the GPL I see nothing in 2c of the GPL that forbids the removal of the "about screen". It just says that *if* there is an "about screen" then it must display certain info. > If he's simply trying to keep his name and copyright from being removed > from the about screen, or prevent links to the about screen from being > removed, this clause is probably unneccessary. If the author could be > convinced that clause 2c already protects his interests, he might > consider removing the extra clause and thus prevent this from being an > issue at all. I agree. However, his first clause seems to completely forbid distribution. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
