On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 05:44:05PM -0600, Joe Moore wrote: > "keep intact" does not mean the same as "unmodified".
But we're still talking about a case where not all derived works are allowed. > And the terms of Section 1 are that you must "conspicuously and > appropriately publish" notices of the copyright and license, and "keep > intact" the license references and warranty disclaimer. Yes, exactly. > Wrong. It's "copy and distribute". You can distribute without making > copies, and you can copy without distributing. > I don't think you understand what copyright law allows you to do in the absence of explicit permission. > The GPL grants that license. You may make an unlimited number of copies of > the source code (verbatim: "as you receive it") under the terms of section > 1. That license grant is unconditional. Well, except that there are conditions, (and can be revoked if you don't follow the terms). > Once you modify the source, you're dealing with Section 2. True. > > Maybe you think the terms of Section 1 don't apply? > > What term of Section 1 do you think^Wpostulate is being violated by your > hypothetical "Paladium GCC"? Different tangent. In the paladium gcc tangent, it was section 2 that would not have been followed. -- Raul
