Thomas Weber wrote: > Hi, > >>>http://root.cern.ch/root/License.html >>>Imagine your are the package maintainer -- do you really want to ask the >>>upstream authors for every typing error you fix in the documentation? >> >>I am far from expert at licenses, but it seems to me that the phrasing "Users >>of >>the software are asked to feed back problems, benefits, and/or suggestions >>about >>the software to the ROOT Development Team" doesn't actually force people who >>make changes to the software back to the ROOT people. > > I was referring to > "Additionally, the authors grant permission to modify this software and > its documentation for any purpose, provided that such modifications are > not distributed without the explicit consent of the authors and that > existing copyright notices are retained in all copies." > > So you need to get the consent for any modification.
You are absolutely right. I should know better than to wake up early in the morning and try to make intelligent comments to mailing lists :) Helen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
