* Jeremy Hankins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030319 21:21]: > But at any rate, this isn't a new thing. What you're describing is > just as much a problem with the GPL.
No. Current GPL allows me the described scenario. Forced distribution would not. > >> I'm certainly not familiar with German law (I'm not even really > >> familiar with US law). But does this same liability apply if you > >> make changes to a CVS repository? > > > > IANAL, but as far as I understood it, you are liable for everything > > you distribute and all all-warenty-excluded statements are null and > > void like they were not part of anything (At least for distribution > > from Germans to Germans). While I think German law protects people > > giving things away for free, they are still liable for damage done > > willingly or because extreme lack of care. And putting two things > > together without looking at the parts was ruled extreme lack of > > care, I heard. So as German one is intrested to do the minimal qa, > > one would want everyone to do, before distributing anything one > > created. > > In that case, how can one submit updates to a cvs repository in > Germany? You tend to repeat yourself. I'm normaly using "cvs commit" to submit updates. Hochachtungsvoll, Bernhard R. Link -- Sendmail is like emacs: A nice operating system, but missing an editor and a MTA.