On 27 January 2014 18:53, Vesa <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/27/2014 08:04 PM, David Gerard wrote: >> On 27 January 2014 18:02, Vesa <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I don't think it matters for code contributions, as the code is already >>> under GPL, and one can only modify that code under the terms of the GPL >>> license, so any contributions to the source code implicitly become GPL. >> Copyright isn't actually "viral" like that - this does *not* release >> an outside contribution under the GPL. > The copyright stays with the author, but even so, the license still applies. > You simply can't make modifications to GPL code and then claim those > modifications aren't under GPL. > In order to make any modifications (and publish those modifications, private > ones for your own use are different) to GPL-licensed code, you must accept > the GPL. The GPL states (I'm quoting v2 since it's relevant here): Yes, it may create a copyright violation - but it still doesn't implicitly constitute a release under the licence. - d. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ LMMS-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel
