Bernd Jendrissek writes: > The text of the GPL forbids modification, doesn't it? Such a "GPL except > for X and Y" would be a derivative work, wouldn't it? Does that mean > that this project is in violation of the terms of distribution of the GPL > text?
Not necessarily. I can put an unaltered copy of the GPL in a file named "GPL" and then at the top of every other file say: "Copyright 2006 John Hasler. You can redistribute this program and/or modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation except for X and Y. A copy of the GNU General Public License will be found in the file GPL." -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
