Glenn Maynard wrote: >I believe the more reliable DFSG#3 is to the point. It requires the >right to make derived works--any derived works, not "derived works, >as long as you're willing to give the initial developer a copy".
I'm not sure I buy this. Surely the GPL #7 effectively restricts the scope of derived works I can make and distribute to those that don't infringe upon actively enforced patents? Isn't that a more onerous restriction? >If not, then it seems like it's a poorly-executed version of the GPL's >"apply restrictions to linked works by treating the result as a combined >work", and DFSG#3 also applies. (Taken at face value, it's also license >contamination, DFSG#9.) With the exception of the desert island and dissident scenarios, are there any cases where the effects of QPL 6 are worse than those of the GPL's requirements? -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
