On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 01:31:12PM -0800, Brian Behlendorf wrote: > In context of the above, someone should be able to modify > and use the software in a way not conformant to the MPEG-4 specifications, > but the license is fine in saying that modification can't be redistributed > (just as I can't distribute software that violates the GPL).
I'm terribly sorry to totally change the topic, however I find this very interesting. It seems to me that I should be able to make a DFSG compliant license as follows: You can redistribute under these same conditions. You can modify it locally. You AREN'T allowed to redistribute modifications that fall under some category (say - modifying function X). Redistributing any other derived works are fine. If the GPL is allowed to prohibit releasing a program with tiny snippets of GPL'ed code b/c the license of the containing work is slightly non-GPL, can I have the same sorts of restrictions and be DFSG free? ie: can I prohibit re-releasing certain modifications of my code. Thanks. -- Wesley W. Terpstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Javien Canada Inc. - Linux Developer
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