Jonathan P Tomer wrote: > > > Again assuming an otherwise Debian free license, can Prof. Hyatt add > > a restriction that all chess tournaments entries based upon his > > original source be clearly labeled and entered as "Crafty" or "a > > Crafty clone" and still be Debian free. > > he can certainly require a statement that it is based on his work; in > fact nearly all free licences, the gpl included, require the original > copyright notice to be preserved and the gpl even requires the > interactive start of the program to declare copyright information. he > can require methinks "if the program generates output of any kind it > must include prominently within its output a statement that this > program is based on my work" whilst remaining dfsg-free (although > potentially less useful for chess tournaments of any kind, if they > require strict output from chess programs and don't allow comments), > and he can definitely require to appear in "all supporting > documentation" (again the gpl does this).
Thanks. I will forward this and see what his reaction is. Paul Serice
