Looks like I'm also mildly wrong, in that you can have restrictions as allowed by the section 7 subsections, but those have to be carefully written to be compatible with the other parts of the license, which people get wrong, which returns me to the original statement that people need to be careful how these are written...
Chris On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Chris DiBona <[email protected]> wrote: > I should have pasted the whole paragraph, where the removal language > is, sorry. This thread is getting overly long any how. > > On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Chris DiBona <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think this bit is important too, in case you think I'm overly >> fixated on permissions (which I am, but whatever) >> >> "If a license document contains a further restriction but permits >> relicensing or conveying under this >> License, you may add to a covered work material governed by the terms >> of that license document, provided that the further restriction does >> not survive such relicensing or conveying." >> >> And since it requires relicensing to remain gplv3... >> >> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Chris DiBona <[email protected]> wrote: >>> If you read 5, it says that in reference to 7, which says: >>> >>> And again, from 7: : "When you convey a copy of a covered work, you >>> may at your option >>> remove any additional permissions from that copy, or from any part of >>> it." >>> >>> Again: section 7 is a pain. >>> >>> And before you go all section 8 on me, which says: >>> >>> But: 8 You may not propagate or modify a covered work except as expressly >>> provided under this License. >>> >>> Remember that section 7, which again, reads: >>> >>> "When you convey a copy of a covered work, you may at your option >>> remove any additional permissions from that copy, or from any part of >>> it." >>> >>> Is provided under the license. >>> >>> We can go back and forth all day on this, and I'm going to be able to >>> remove any additional terms from your work as I am allowed to do so by >>> section 7. That said, I don't think this matters , and you are welcome >>> to use google code and I hope you like it. >>> >>> I think section 7 and the additional terms language is deeply flawed >>> and makes compliance needlessly confusing. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 3:15 PM, LWC <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Again, additional PERMISSIONS and additional RESTRICTIONS are two >>>> different things. >>>> >>>> GPLv3 allows both. But while re-distributed copies can drop additional >>>> permissions, they *must* honor additional restrictions (if they fall >>>> within the closed list). >>>> >>>> License screenshot #1 >>>> http://img239.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=45976_additionalterms1_122_485lo.jpg >>>> >>>> License screenshot #2 >>>> http://img249.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=45977_additionalterms2_122_143lo.jpg >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. >>> Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found at >>> http://code.google.com >>> Personal Site and Weblog: http://dibona.com >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. >> Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found at >> http://code.google.com >> Personal Site and Weblog: http://dibona.com >> > > > > -- > Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. > Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found at > http://code.google.com > Personal Site and Weblog: http://dibona.com > -- Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found at http://code.google.com Personal Site and Weblog: http://dibona.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
