Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 10:49:38AM +0200, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: >> >> Wordings like "please" don't seem to carry much legal value, so I >> >> suppose it might even be GPL compatible, though I guess some would >> >> frown upon the request for credit. >> > >> > Nobody here would do so, just so you know. :-) >> >> Isn't that what the fuss about the "obnoxious advertising clause" of >> the old BSD (and new XF86) licence is all about? > > No. That is almost, but not quite, entirely irrelevant to the issues > with those licenses.
I thought the advertising clause was just about the only restriction in those licenses, the problem being that the GPL doesn't allow extra restrictions. -- Måns Rullgård [EMAIL PROTECTED]
