Artemis3 wrote: > > Hi Brent! > > On Wed, 03 Oct 2001, Brent Geery wrote: > > > On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 14:45:15 +0200, Niklas Matthies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > >On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 01:26:59AM +0200, Roel VdB wrote: > > >[ˇˇˇ] > > >> I find it appalling and offensive to see a person here shamelessly > > >> post a patch which can only be used to try and "HIDE" the origin of > > >> the high quality mp3 files. > > >[ˇˇˇ] > > >> You should look up the concept of open source software development. > > > > > >It's part of the concept of open source (or in particular of the GPL) > > >that anyone is allowed to change the source to fit their wants or needs > > >as long as the original creators are still being credited. > > Sorry but this is not the BSD license. If you use your > modifications publically, then you *must* provide the source > code for your modifications. Thats how the GPL works.
Read my comment below. > > > What do you care if some company uses your source and puts it in their > > software application? Who do you think they would pay royalties to > > anyway? YOU? The only person that have a right to go hunting for > > royalties is FhG. > > Royalties are to be paid to the patent holder of the related > technology. However, the third party _source_code_ they used to > create the tool, is a copyrighted work. Yes, GPL uses the > copyright laws. You better visit www.gnu.org asap. The use of > this copyrighted code demands the following of certain > conditions, detailed in the license. The use of this code is absolutely free(dom). Copyright law says nothing about use. It is about copying :-) The (L)GPL has a role only if you (re)distribute the Program(*). You (the (re)distributor ) need the (L)GPL as it permits you the (re)distribution of the Program. Without it, the (re)distribution is prohibited by Copyright law. * - Program = the copyrighted work It really helps if you read the law and the (L)GPL instead of making up things. ( this is aimed for all, not on Artemis personally ; especially slashdotters should do this :-) > If the said software > application was used *in house* (non publically), then, no > problem. Else, they must distribute the source code, period. > -- David Balazic -------------- "Be excellent to each other." - Bill S. Preston, Esq., & "Ted" Theodore Logan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
