On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 12:13:53AM -0700, Mike Schwartz wrote: > << "the "License Free" software protocol allows you to: > > * freely download the software > * once downloaded, you legally own a copy of the work > * patch, modify, compile, and use your copy however you want > * run the software without any obligation or implied contract > * study the source code and learn from it > * develop patches and distribute them however you want > > What more could one want? > > Well there's the rub of copyright law, what you can't do without the > copyright holder's permission: > > * you can't redistribute the software > * especially, you can't redistribute modified versions of the software
Yes, there's the rub. Apart from idealism, this has nad noticable real world effects with djb stuff. It's caused a lot of grief over the years. -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD User Group | MetaBUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://phxbug.org/ | http://metabug.org/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ | Daemons in the Desert | Global BUG Federation --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
