On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 15:31:55 +0300, Aryan Ameri wrote:
> Does the GNU GPL, requires authors of derivative works, to give credit to
> the original authors or not? I mean, let's say if I write a GPL program,
> and someone uses a portion of my code in his GPL software, is it mandatory
> for him to give me credit for my work?
What does "give credit" means?
The GPL says nothing about that. But it is a basic principle of
copyright that you can't remove the copyright notices in the originals you
use, either to create a straightforward copy or a derivate.
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