Yavor Doganov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Daniel Ruoso wrote: >> I'm still not convinced GPL prevents that. You're still allowed to >> rephrase the copyright,no-warrant,where-is-the-license notices and to >> present it in a way that fits to your needs. It doesn't force you to >> use in the same way and with the same text the original author did.
> Well, it is not said explicitly, so this is an interpretation. I'm > quite certain that rephrasing is not allowed. I really don't like > dissections of licenses, but if I write a GUI program that shows that > notice moving on the status bar (or as a background, ala "Star Wars" > movie), I guess your fork must include the same. Such notices may > contain stuff like "Thanks to my wife for the patience" or "This is the > power of Objective-C. Try GNUstep, step into the freedom!". You should read the GPL again, then, as you are completely incorrect about the requirements in GPL 2c. You are *not* required to display the notice in the same place, you *are* allowed to rephrase it, and you are *not* required to retain extraneous information like the notices you list. The license spells out exactly what you have to include, namely a copyright notice, a notice of no warranty, a statement that the users may redistribute the package under the GPL, and a way to view a copy of the GPL. That's it. The form of those notices is not fixed or required by the license. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
