On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 12:26:30AM -0700, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote: > 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.
No, you can't. The GPL restricts the *licencse* of the
modifications. It does not restrict the *content* of the
modifications. Any such restriction would violate 3, Derived Works,
and 6, Fields of Endeavor is usually interpreted to prohibit this as
well.
Sorry.
sam th
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