Hi all! Angelo Schneider David Johnson: > > > On Thursday 08 November 2001 08:05 am, Forrest J. Cavalier III wrote: > > > > As long as this permission notice and disclaimer are included, any > > person obtaining a copy of this software may distribute this > > software or derivatives. > > Where's my permission to create derivatives? I see that I can distribute > them, but there's nothing about being able to create them. This is a crucial > distinction. As it now stands, I have the right to distribute derivatives > created by OTHER people, but not to create them myself. >
You do not need a permission to create derivates, IMHO. As I understand copyright law creating of a derived work is free for everyone. Only redistribution, public performance etc. is regulated. Angelo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Angelo Schneider OOAD/UML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Putlitzstr. 24 Patterns/FrameWorks Fon: +49 721 9812465 76137 Karlsruhe C++/JAVA Fax: +49 721 9812467 -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
