On 9/1/07, David H. Lynch Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Constantine A. Murenin wrote: > > That is entirely false. > Why ? The ISC seems to me to say you can do anything you wish - > except remove the copyright. > > ... but I do not see anything in the license that > requires preserving the license. > In essence the license says you can do almost any short of remove > the copyright.
Your reading comprehension seems to be suffering. I would *love* to know how you read this statement: "Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies." THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. ...and then come to the conclusion that the only restriction it names on copying, modification, and distribution is that the copyright alone must remain. The statement "provided that the above copyright notice *and this permission notice* appear in all copies" seems to speak pretty clearly, does it not? A = copyright notice B = permission notice A != A+B DS
