On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 11:40:06AM -0600, Schmehl, Paul L wrote: > Well, yes, you should. If I've released my book as "open source" under > the GPL, then by contract I have specifically authorized you to > repackage it and sell it in any form you want so long as you don't alter > my work. Want you cannot do is claim that the original work is yours. > And you can't prevent anyone else from taking that same book and > repackaging it and selling it.
And you also have to make the source code for your book available. This is a bad example, because the GPL is simply unsuitable for books. (Even a freely downloadable pdf version cannot be considered source code.) And you can prevent me from selling (or redistributing in any manner) your GPL'd stuff if I do not comply with the GPL. IANAL, though. > You just don't understand the GPL. Hmmm, probably not everybody does. -- Akos Szalkai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IT Consultant, CISA 2F 2000 Szamitastechnikai es Szolgaltato Kft. Tel: (+36-1)-4887700 Fax: (+36-1)-4887709 WWW: http://www.2f.hu/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
