John Hasler wrote: > Alfred M. Szmidt writes: > > I.e. you could modify the GPL into being a non-free license, and > > still call it the GPL. > > I wrote: > > That does not follow. > > Alfred M. Szmidt writes: > > Yes, it does, if and only if you are permited to modify the GPL. But the > > GPL is licensed under the following terms: > > The GPL could be licensed under terms that permitted the distribution of > derivatives provided that the name was changed. > > | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this > | license document, but changing it is not allowed. > > > So you cannot modify it, and thus you cannot make a non-free variant of > > the GPL. > > One can do so with trivial ease by simply adding an exceptions file. > -- > John Hasler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI USA
How would an exeptions file be treated in court? The GPL needs to fit every program, and what if someone doesn't see the exeptions file? _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
