Can some one send me a copy of this license? NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linux Monk McGeorge School of Law [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ompages.com
On 3 Mar 1999, John Hasler wrote: > 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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
