On 1/27/19 6:23 AM, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > I don't disagree with what is stated here (but I have a headache and didn't > read it carefully), but, even without reading carefully, I believe that the > original author of a package could do something like create further > modifications to the code and create a non-free version of the code. > > Assuming that is correct, people using (or basing modifications) on the > (presumably) older free version could continue to use and develop based on > that, but would not have rights to that new non-free version.
This is correct, and happens all the time. -Matt