On Saturday 11 June 2005 05:10 pm, M�ns Rullg�rd wrote: > Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Sean Kellogg wrote: > >> "You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating > >> that you changed the files and the date of any change." Doesn't this > >> violate the Dissident test and cause troubles for our poor totalitarian > >> state citizen? > > > > No, because the following statement is allowed by the GPL, and does not > > reveal the identity of the dissident: > > > > "This file was changed on December 10, 2004." > > Whether that's allowed by the GPL depends on the interpretation of the > phrase "stating that you changed the files".
Agreed. The setence is ambigous if broken down sufficiently. However, if the Anthony's language is sufficient, it strikes me that the GPL is way too verbose. All you would need the GPL to say to require such a limited changelog would be "provide a notice of the date of any change" without reference to "you." It is interesting the GPL-FAQ has nothing to say about the topic. -Sean -- Sean Kellogg 2nd Year - University of Washington School of Law GPSS Senator - Student Bar Association Editor-at-Large - National ACS Blog [http://www.acsblog.org] w: http://probonogeek.blogspot.com So, let go �...Jump in � ...Oh well, what you waiting for? � �...it's all right � � ...'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
