Paul Serice wrote: > > Can Dr. Hyatt, the original author of Crafty, restrict use of the > program such that he is the only person who can enter the original > program into a chess competition and still have a license that is Debian > free?
Marcus writes: > No. Paul Serice wrote: > Can Dr. Hyatt forbid any derived works from being entered into a chess > competition and still be Debian free? Marcus writes: > No. I agree with Marcus. If an author could forbid any derived works of his chess program from being entered into a chess competition and still be Debian free he could also forbid derived works of his editor from being used to write fiction. Is Dr. Hyatt perhaps just a little worried that someone will improve his program and beat him with it? -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
