>> I will be honest, I am not too sure about the LGPL, but with regards >> to the GPL anyone can take the source, modify it if he chooses, and > > Interesting. Just curious, does it prohibit distributing binaries as well? >
If the owner of the included IP agrees, then you can share binaries. That is how Linux distribution repositories work: with binaries, not with source code. The GPL only requires that one make the source available, under the same license. Once you've compiled it, you can put as many restrictions on the binary as you want. >> redistribute it. Compiled binaries with additional IP, such as the Sun >> logo, are not fair game. Why do you think that Debian abandoned > > If those additional IP and Sun logos are not LGPL or GPL, then if those > are excluded it should make no difference to the rest of the source > code, would it? If they are LGPL or GPL, it should make no difference at > all! > No, no difference, and that is why projects like Go-OO and Neo Office can exist. In fact, in the case of Go-OO, Sun specifically asked for their logo to be included! >> Firefox for Iceweasel? Mozilla was getting all pissy about their >> Firefox-branded software being redistributed with modifications that >> they did not approve of. > > I don't think Firefox was LGPL or GPL, was it? Or perhaps their logos > were not. (I am not clear about the details) > Slashdot is a good place to start researching that. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
