Thank you for that clarification. In fact that makes sense since companies like Trolltech release their software with dual licenses (GPL and commerical). I do agree that it's unlikely that slimdevices would stop releasing software under the GPL.
Yan On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:27:24 -0500, Marc Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yan Tran wrote: > > It looks to me like the entire slimserver package has been released > > under the GPL. IANAL nor am I a GPL expert, but if a future version > > of the slimserver contained code based on previous versions of the > > slimserver (even if totally copyrighted by slimdevices), I don't think > > it could not be forked under a non-free license. This is part 6 of > > the GPL: > > [snip] > > I think this also applies to when the original licensor (in this case > > slimdevices) wants to release new versions of a program. > > You're incorrect, Yan. The copyright owner _grants_ the license, they > are not bound by it. They own the code, and can do anything they like > with it, including releasing a modified version under a non-free license: > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ReleaseUnderGPLAndNF > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DeveloperViolate > > - Marc > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > -- Yan Tran http://www.yantran.com _______________________________________ Why do people run from me? --Ralph Wiggum _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
