I like your generous warning, Don. However, one can not reproduce or distribute a GPL work in a proprietary form. So it would be good if "freely distributable under the GNU public license" would clearly convey the idea of complying with the terms of the license. The license is shown in a scrollable window in next screen. But most people probably just skip it without scrolling.
There is another issue. If this only applied to the program and not the modules, things are simple. But if the program and modules are being installed together, one may think that the GPL applies to program and modules. However, modules are a problem. Some have no license, such as the locked ones, big problem. Some are PD, no problem. Some are licensed as non-commercial use only. There is even one module that combines PD portions with portions licensed for non-commercial use only. Anybody have an idea for addressing that? One thought would be to add something to the warning message we have been discussing, to indicate that the modules carry various licenses and that terms for copying and distributing vary from license to license. Jerry At 02:25 PM 2/13/2002 -0600, Don A. Elbourne Jr. wrote: >Am I missing something? I thought the thing was free to distribute under the >GNU license or whatever it is called. How about something like this: > >-------------------- >WARNING: This program is freely distributable under the GNU public license. >Encouraged reproduction or distribution of this program, or any portions >of it, may result in the spreading of God's Word unto the uttermost parts of >the earth. >-------------------- > > >by grace alone, > >Don A. Elbourne Jr. >http://elbourne.org
