Re: [nSLUG] Changing a software license

2002-01-17 Thread Peter Cordes
On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Matt Yanchyshyn wrote: Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license later on or it it

Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread Matt Yanchyshyn
Hello.. Instead of blindly subscribing to the GNU/BSD/MIT/QT/X/etc licenses, I thought that I'd finally read and research them and (hopefully) develop a personal preference. This took about a week of initial reading, and I now feel that I can at least hold my ground in a software license debate.

Re: Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Matt Yanchyshyn wrote: Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license later on or it it

Re: Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread Rob Weir
Howdy. IANAL, but... On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Matt Yanchyshyn wrote: Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license

Re: Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread John Hasler
Matt Yanchyshyn writes: Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license later on or it it legally locked to its original public