On 11/12/01 2:38 PM, "Paul Guyot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fine. Actually, the problem rose with a very practical problem. Can > one release VNC client or MAD library which are both GPL'd under > NewtonOS. I'm trying to figure out what the issue here exactly taking > examples with MacOS PowerPlant and so on. Ok! A practical question. To answer it, look at your relationship with the copyright holder of the VNC client and the MAD library. Don't bring third parties into it and don't think that you have to release any source that you don't own. The GPL imposes conditions on you with regard to code that you write which is derived from the GPLed code. It doesn't impose any obligations on you to release code that you don't own. How could it? You seem to be arguing that the actual language of the GPL can be read to seem to require that you do release third party code. I keep agreeing and saying don't worry about it. Thousands of lines of GPLed code that rely on PowerPlant, MFC, etc have been released. No copyright owner has been harmed by this. No one has any cause of action to sue anyone else for copyright infringement. If the authors of the GLP had any interest in preventing you from porting code to the Newton, they could say that plainly. -- The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. -Groucho Marx -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
