On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:06:42 +0100, gerard wrote in message <200901211406.42997.ghma...@gmail.com>:
> On mercredi 21 janvier 2009, Melchior FRANZ wrote: > > * Erik Hofman -- Wednesday 21 January 2009: > > [...] > > > > > Modified Files: > > > Boeing314A.xml > > > Log Message: > > > Add the license statement > > > > > > + <license> > > > + <licenseName>GPL (General Public > > > License)</licenseName> > > > + > > > <licenseURL>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html</licenseURL> > > > + </license> > > > + <note> > > > + [...]This model > > > + is not to be sold. > > > + </note> > > > > That's impossible! The GPL explicitly allows selling software, > > and it does *not* allow to add restrictions! > > > > So, either the "is not to be sold" has to be removed, or the > > aircraft shall be removed from CVS. > > > > m. > > > I was told by a layer, since we are writing that the model is > copyrighted protected under Licence GPLV2 , we may write anything we > want as addons regarding the protection, these addons won't be taken > in account , and one may ignore it. > > Are we wrong ? ..in a word, yes. ..if you are the original author, you can license it under _another_ license to create 2 or more paralell models, one "EULA" for use in e.g. MSFS, one GPLv2 _without_ your "is not to be sold" for use in FG-cvs, and a _real_nice_ one under GPLv3 to push us all, the right way. ;o) ..note that "IP" cannot "move between" these license trees, unless each modifier author also licenses his modification under each license. Big ass mess, essentially, "the only exception being GPLv2-and-later to GPLv3." -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
