> >> Since RealVNC Personal is clearly a derivative work of VNC in > >> general, > >> with only supplemental features added, shouldn't it be open source > >> according to the GNU? What am I missing? > > > > Um, maybe that it *is* GPL? > > > > http://freshmeat.net/projects/realvnc/?branch_id=11167
Please elaborate. What's the difference between the quote I had from the GNU and "GPL"? > Also, the RealVNC people are the original authors of VNC. As such, > they can do whatever they like with their code. Actually, technically, that might not be true. It depends on legalities that I don't know-- VNC was created at the Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab, and then sold to AT&T. AT&T closed down R&D on the project in 2002. I'm not familiar with the legal aspects of it, but I believe AT&T as an entity last owned the IP rights to VNC(dependent on private contracts with those that developed it and the company)-- not the developers themselves... I'm sure they probably have legal rights through private contracts since, but just because those individuals authored that code doesn't give them IP rights to it-- I don't have IP rights to the code I write while at my day job, for instance. -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
