On Monday 19 June 2006 04:29 am, Georg Baum wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Do we choose BSD or GPL for the default? Out of habit I'd lean towards > > GPL, and also because that is what I'd expect if I never bothered to read > > the Copyrights page. > > I'd say GPL. I did not follow this thread too closely, but as I understand > it layout files can only be licensed under GPL: They require LyX, and LyX > is GPL.
I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding is the relationship between LyX and layouts is program vs. data, and in general you can use non-gpl or even non-free data as input to a GPL program, so I don't (and I'm not a lawyer ;-) think it's legally required to have the layout file be GPL. SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting * Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/tcourses.htm
