Julie wrote:
I completely agree *if* possible. If anything will be Open Source's
downfall it will be these sorts of forks and inablility to share the
sandbox together. Sometimes the forks are innovative and sometimes
they're just hubris. Unfortuntely code is "art" and thus everyone thinks
theirs is better and no one wants someone else to come along and mess up
their "art" (me included).
- Matt
>
> From: Mike A. Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Red Hat Development List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 23:19
> Subject: PINE license.
>
> > Anyone have a clue if the license that the PINE email software is
> > distributed under is GPL compatible? In other words, would it be
> > possible to fork the program as a GPL'd work?
>
> You can't change the license for a software package unless you
> are the copyright holder. That's one of the things that being the
> copyright holder means -- defining distribution terms.
>
> What's wrong with making your changes and distributing them
> under the owners license?
>
> -- Julie.
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