Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter S Galbraith wrote: > > Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > People will think you made the silly modifications, and so > > > your reputation is harmed. I am not required by law to say > > > I modified the work if I bought the copyright from you. > > > > Okay. But in the case of free software, the author _still_ does hold > > the copyright. So the silly derived works must be marked as modified > > (following the license). What extra protection is required? > > I think this is a pretty good argument, actually. Because the > license requires me to identify myself and my changes, the > public will know that the silly bits originated with me and > are not your doing. So my modifications cannot harm your > reputation.
Hmmm. You're agreeing with me. Do you realize this is a Debian list? How are we supposed to flame each-other if you do that? :-) [For the humour-impaired, the above is a joke.] Peter
