On 11 October 2014 12:51, Kjetil Matheussen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 10-10-2014 21:14, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
>> > And as a final topping on the cake, that whole crappy thing is >> > presented as if I were the author of it all. No mention at all >> > that things have been modified, and by whom or why. This alone >> > is a clear violation of the license under which zita-at1 was >> > released. And whoever did it doesn't even have the courage to >> > identify him/herself. >> > > I can understand you are very angry about this. Does GPL > really allow someone to use someone else's GPL code, > release it, and pretend everything was written by the original > person? > Unlike what Peder said above, no it doesn't. "5. Conveying Modified Source Versions. ... a) The work must carry prominent notices stating that you modified it, and giving a relevant date." That's from v3, but v2 has a similar statement IIRC. v3 also allows to add the following optional terms "d) Limiting the use for publicity purposes of names of licensors or authors of the material; or e) Declining to grant rights under trademark law for use of some trade names, trademarks, or service marks; or" which would allow Fons to protect his name and "zita", though I guess not retrospectively. Please don't use this as an excuse to turn away from the open-source ethos - there are many pros, if a few con(artists)s! ;-) Best wishes, Neil -- Neil C Smith Artist : Technologist : Adviser http://neilcsmith.net Praxis LIVE - open-source intermedia development - www.praxislive.org Digital Prisoners - interactive spaces and projections - www.digitalprisoners.co.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
