Brian T. Sniffen said: > "Joe Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Joe Wreschnig said: >>> If someone adds proprietary code to BSD-licensed code, however, you >>> can later extract the free code (assuming you have access to the code >>> of the now-proprietary program), and use it in something else. Once >>> proprietary (invariant) sections are added to something under the >>> GFDL, that version of the document is forever non-free, because they >>> can't ever be removed. >>> >>> A nice example of a viral license. >> >> If "proprietary" (invariant) sections are added to something under the >> GFDL, you can still fork the (free) version from before those are >> added. Similar things have happened with software. > > But you have to go and find a copy from before the proprietary section > was added. With a normal combined work, you can just remove the > proprietary code and take the clearly marked (heh) BSD code.
How is that harder with the FDL "History" section than with the "clearly marked" BSD code, or the GPL-required changelog? Besides, you'll be able to find the latest Free version in Debian Main. :) --Joe
