In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mike3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Aug 12, 9:33 pm, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> mike3 writes: >> > Ie., if you owned all the program, for example. >> >> Or if the program has been distributed to you under the terms of the GPL. >> >> > But why doesn't this hired guy automatically get license to distribute >> > your "free" software? >> >> Because a copy of it has not been distributed to him. He merely has >> temporary possession of a copy in his capacity as your agent. > >That makes more sense. But could you grant him additional permissions >if you wanted?
Of course. You could in fact distribute the code to him/her under the GPL if you like. But in a work for hire situation, that isn't an automatic distribution. So until it's specifically distributed to them under the GPL, they do not have the right to redistribute that code. BAJ _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
