Modifying the GPL2?

2001-12-27 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
I may be way out of my depth here, but here goes anyway I've written and packaged eurospeak (www.karl.jorgensen.com/eurospeak), and I'd like to include a "eurospeakised" version of the GNU Public License (version 2). But the GPL-2 does not allow for modifications of the license itself. It doe

Re: Modifying the GPL2?

2001-12-27 Thread Sunnanvind
Would it be legal to use the GPL, and say "this program is licensed under the GPL with the following exeptions [list of changes]"? Are your changes more permissive (if so, do it like Guile did) or more restrictive? Karl wrote: > But the GPL-2 does not allow for modifications of the license itse

Re: Modifying the GPL2?

2001-12-27 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 01:48:08PM +, Sunnanvind wrote: > Karl wrote: > > But the GPL-2 does not allow for modifications of the license itself. > > It > > does allow modifications of the "program", but not the license. > > > > As far as I can see, my choices are: > > Would it be legal to use

Re: Modifying the GPL2?

2001-12-27 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 02:25:21PM +, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 01:48:08PM +, Sunnanvind wrote: > > Karl wrote: > > > But the GPL-2 does not allow for modifications of the license itself. > > > It > > > does allow modifications of the "program", but not the license.

Re: Modifying the GPL2?

2001-12-27 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 01:22:56PM +, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > I've written and packaged eurospeak (www.karl.jorgensen.com/eurospeak), > and I'd like to include a "eurospeakised" version of the GNU Public > License (version 2). Why would you like to do it? Just as an example, or as the actu