Not necessarily, it might be that you can't get a copy from the author.
On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 12:57:35PM +0100, Sergey V. Spiridonov wrote:
Of course, but in this case it is not the License which prevents him from distribution.
It is if you can get the software from the author after the license changes.
The license can not prevent copyright holder from giving you program. As
well as license can not prevent him from rejecting to give program to you. It is as true as my will can not prevent myself from doing something. If I can (not) convince someone to give me a program this
means that it is his will to do so. Of course, I can do this in other
way, for example by hacking his computer and getting something, but I do
not think this case is somehow relevant.
More generally, the license we're talking about is an expression of the intentions of author in the context of copyright law.
Yes, it is an expression of the intentions of copyright holder which is protected by copyright law regarding of what is allowed to do with the program by those who can get it. Copyright holder is able to do whatever he want with his program misregarding of what is written in the license. -- Best regards, Sergey Spiridonov
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