On 11/08/2011 07:54 PM, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote:
On Wednesday 09 Nov 2011, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
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* The GPLv2 places no restrictions on what you can 'write', it only
places restrictions on your distribution of things that you write
that could be considered 'derivative works' of a GPLv2-covered work
(in this case, Asterisk). If you write something that could be
considered a derivative work, and you wish to distribute it, then
the GPLv2 obligates you to distribute that work under the GPLv2 or a
compatible license.
Minor nitpick: a derivative of a GPLv2 work can only be released under
the GPLv2, or a licence so similar to GPLv2 as to be indistinguishable
from it. You cannot distribute a GPLv2 derived work under, e.g. a BSD
or Artistic licence.
This is strictly true, but of course any decisions to allow or disallow
distribution of a derived work are made by the party(ies) who
distributed the original work under the GPLv2; if they choose to allow
distribution under more permissive licenses, they can certainly do so.
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