Johnny A. Solbu dixit: >On Thursday 22 August 2019 06:17, Howard Chu wrote: >> Two of these which often appear necessary are the Chinese Dissident >> test (requirement to publish will endanger them as it makes identi‐ >> fication possible) > >I don't believe this test is conclusive. Sending modifications back to the >code's original author doesn't immediately publish them. And, publication
No. Sending will disclose that they use software X (or that they do encrypted communication with a person in another country) which can endanger them. The test is very useful. >> The requirement to send modifications back doesn't prevent anyone from using >> the code. You >> could call it best-effort, or at earliest opportunity. > >In Free Software the requirement to send modifications back only >applies if you distribute your modifications. And you fullfill the This is wrong. In Free Software, there is no requirement *at all* to send modifications back. (Some Free Software has a requirement to pass the modifications along to the recipient if you distribute the work, but *never* “back”. This is crucial, see above.) bye, //mirabilos -- I believe no one can invent an algorithm. One just happens to hit upon it when God enlightens him. Or only God invents algorithms, we merely copy them. If you don't believe in God, just consider God as Nature if you won't deny existence. -- Coywolf Qi Hunt _______________________________________________ License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
