http://www.linuxmednews.com/974769856/index_html
He covered just about everything. Excerpt:
I am not a lawyer, but I have spoken extensively with lawyers about copyright questions. Presuming that the VistA software is in the public domain, if you combine it with a GPL-covered program you must release the combination *as a whole* under the GPL. Using the VistA code in this way is allowed because public domain status permits practically anything.
However, the specific code that was in the public domain remains in the public domain. In other words, the fact that person A released the VistA code in a GPL-covered combination does not stop person B from using the VistA code in some other way.
There's more, so please see the link. And have a good day, eat right, exercise and buy a LMN T-shirt :-) Only 1 sale to date :-( Thanks Nancy :-)
-- IV
On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:45:11 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: "Roy Gaber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] VistA licensing. Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:44:19 -0400 Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net
VistA is Public Domain, not Open Source, always has been, always (at least
should) will be.
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I would suspect that the license would have to come down to either GNU GPL or FreeBSD type-license. Now, deciding between the two: let the games begin! :-)
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