Re: [LAU] [LAA] [ANN] gigedit 0.1.0

On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 15:32 -0400, Paul Davis wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 11:42 -0700, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
>
> > Yep, the question keeps popping up in the lists, long threads ensue, and
> > inevitably somebody says it is ok to to it.
>
> its OK for the copyright holders to do whatever they want. they can copy
> the GPL, edit it anyway they want, and use the result as their license.
> there might or might not be issues with calling it "GPL" or with using
> the actual text of the GPL, but ... the clause in the GPL restricts what
> you, a licensee, may do with the licensed material (i.e. you may not
> distribute it under a more restrictive license). it does not, and
> cannot, restrict what the copyright holder (i.e. licensor) for the
> licensed material can do with the material in question.

Thanks for the clarification!
-- Fernando

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Received on Thu Oct 18 00:15:05 2007