>>>>> "John" == John Travers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
John> I am porting it to gtk/gnome and gpl-ing it. Shoud i do this John> before i first release it to make it legal, or should i just John> write a note with it describing the circumstances and then gpl John> it. It seems to me that it was meant to be released that John> way... if there is no copyright or restrictions, then the John> authors don't seem to be after money! (Of course I would John> acknowledge them) Let's try to clarify the situation: by default you have *ZERO* right to use or distribute a product since by default only the person who wrote it has any right. Some people will have you sign a contract that grants you some rights and imposing some restrictions (this is legal since you signed it). Some other people let you use the program via a permissive licence provided you agree with the licence terms. You are not forced to agree with a licence that you have not signed (as the GPL), but in this case, since you refuse the licence, you fall into the default case where you have no right at all. This is how the GPL works. To make it short: either get permissions from the author or forget about the package... Sam -- Samuel Tardieu -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
