Jerry, You are correct, I am one of those that skipped right over reading the license. :) I guess I ought to read it.
One of the things I would like to do, once the general book thing gets implemented is to select several good PD works, brand it somehow, perhaps with a custom splash screen, burn a ton of CDs and distribute them through our church. Is something like that allowable in the license agreement? Because if so, I think that would really be cool. Don A. Elbourne Jr. http://elbourne.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Hastings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Copyright warning > 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 > >
