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Mivz <mivz <at> alpha.spugium.net> writes: |
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> Then I have got this one question, I don't need a answer too. |
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> How free is free software if you need a lawyer and a expensive server |
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> just to be able to publish your addition under your own name? |
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This is free as in *freedom*. GPL says that you cannot restrict the freedom of |
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other people. So, ditributing the modified, GPL-ed programs without the access |
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to the source code with said modifications restrict others from seeing how it |
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was achieved and tinkering with the code (i.e. improving it more). |
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Sorry, but there's no free lunch (as in *beer). If you build upon the work of |
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others and it happens that this work is under GPL, then you either must behave |
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(give access to the source code) or write your own version of the software from |
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the ground. And compiling a distro from the source code and creating a binary |
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download, CDs, upgrades, etc. *is* a derivative work IMHO. The same is for |
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single packages that are under GPL. |
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I mean, if someone is able to create its own web page and put a binary |
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download(s) of its work, then how hard is it to comply with the GPL |
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license and just put some more links to the source code? |
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It's like the (old?/new?) Decalogue: "You shall not steal". |
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Read this: |
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"Richard Stallman, interviewed at GPLv3 Conference in Barcelona, by Sean Daly" |
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060625001523547 |
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The interesting thing starts at 07:36 of the transcript. |
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Also read this, if you haven't done so before: |
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http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt |
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http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html |
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Cheers, |
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Wiktor Wandachowicz (SirYes) |
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PS. Sorry for the noise, but I thought this issue needed clarification. |
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