On 4/21/07, Shriramana Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My question is: What would be considered a big enough difference/modification that X would need Y's permission for backporting the changes?
Anything that is big enough to legally create a derivative.
1. If Y fixes a bug (of whatever severity) with a patch?
Depends on the patch. If it's only a typo then maybe not, if it's bigger then maybe.
2. If Y makes improvements to the library by optimizing some algorithms?
Depends on the optimisations, but usually, yes.
3. If Y adds new functionality to the library?
Almost definitely.
4. If Y just restructures the library in a more efficient manner.
I'd say yes. -- Andrew Donnellan ajdlinuxATgmailDOTcom (primary) ajdlinuxATexemailDOTcomDOTau (secure) http://andrewdonnellan.com http://ajdlinux.wordpress.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] hkp://subkeys.pgp.net 0x5D4C0C58 http://linux.org.au http://debian.org Get free rewards - http://ezyrewards.com/?id=23484 Spammers only === [EMAIL PROTECTED] === -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]