Re: BSD Licensed C++ compiler

From: Bill Vermillion (bv_at_wjv.com)
Date: 11/09/05 

Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:05:00 GMT

In article <dkrkat$7br$1@nntp.webmaster.com>,
David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> wrote:
>
>"Richard Tobin" <richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote in message
>news:dkrg11$phi$2@pc-news.cogsci.ed.ac.uk...
>
>> In article <dkrcnm$4jg$1@nntp.webmaster.com>,
>> David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> wrote:
>
>>>> No, but it means there may be works derived from yours that you and
>>>> others can't use. That can't happen with the GPL.
>
>>> Really?! So the GPL requires that all derived works to be made
>>> available
>>>to the original authors? What clause in the GPL says that?
>
>> If you publish it, yes. But I think you knew that.
>
> No, it does not require derived works be available *to the original
>authors* even if you publish it. Care to try again?

Perhaps he's confusing it with the Solaris or Apple sources, which
- at least at one time - required changes to be returned to
the originators.

Bill 

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