Under the GPL am i allowed to modify an existing program that someone
else made (the program is under the GPL) and sell that version? Also,
how do i install ant on windows?
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On Aug 27, 8:46 pm, Barry Margolin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Under the GPL am i allowed to modify an existing program that someone
else made (the program is under the GPL) and sell that version?
Yes, as long as you
Tim Tyler wrote:
[...]
You have no right to redistribute the software - with
or without the source code - under copyright law, unless
such freedom is granted by a license.
Stop being such an idiot, Tyler. From Understanding Open Source and
Free Software Licensing:
Tim Tyler wrote:
Alexander Terekhov wrote:
Tim Tyler wrote:
[...]
You have no right to redistribute the software - with
or without the source code - under copyright law, unless
such freedom is granted by a license.
Stop being such an idiot, Tyler. From Understanding Open Source
Alexander Terekhov wrote:
Tim Tyler wrote:
[...]
You have no right to redistribute the software - with
or without the source code - under copyright law, unless
such freedom is granted by a license.
Stop being such an idiot, Tyler. From Understanding Open Source and
Free Software Licensing:
Re: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/24/open_source_railroad/
These guys have stripped out the header notices - can't they get
them under the DMCA copyright law?
``Provision 4: Removing copyright management information
--
The fourth
Ha ha.
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Microsoft cannot declare itself exempt from the requirements of GPLv3
Microsoft has engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the software
industry for many years, and has sought to attack free software for
almost as long, Free Software Foundation says
BOSTON, Massachusetts,
The saga:
http://jmri.sourceforge.net/k/docket/
The ruling:
http://jmri.sourceforge.net/k/docket/158.pdf
One bit not mentioned in the news stories:
Although Defendants represent that they have voluntarily ceased
all potentially infringing activities utilizing any of the
disputed
Tim Tyler wrote:
[...]
*If* the user agreed to a contract by simply copying,
the world would be full of court cases where
SlimeSoft had included in the small print of its
license agreement:
And by the act of copying this software, you hereby
agree to sell all your worldly goods and
Alexander Terekhov wrote:
An intellectual property license is a contract. In re: Aimster Copyright
Litigation,
334 F.3d 643, 644 (7th Cir. 2003) (If a breach of contract (and a
copyright license
is just a type of contract) . . . ); see also McCoy v. Mitsuboshi Cutlery,
Inc.,
67 F.3d 917,
On 2007-08-28, Tim Tyler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Users do not agree to *anything* by the act of
copying something. The worst that can happen
is that they can subsequently be sued for copyright
violation - since the user can simply claim that they
never bothered to read the license.
I
Arnoud writes:
I agree with the principle, but the catch is that by using software
without agreeing to the license, you're probably willfully infringing the
copyright.
In the US _using_ software requires no license: just ownership of a copy.
Some copyright owners may only sell you copies of
Arnoud Engelfriet wrote:
On 2007-08-28, Tim Tyler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Users do not agree to *anything* by the act of
copying something. The worst that can happen
is that they can subsequently be sued for copyright
violation - since the user can simply claim that they
never bothered to
Alexander Terekhov wrote:
Tim Tyler wrote:
*If* the user agreed to a contract by simply copying,
the world would be full of court cases where
SlimeSoft had included in the small print of its
license agreement:
And by the act of copying this software, you hereby
agree to sell all your
Tim Tyler writes:
What proportion of OSS developers register their work with the United
States Copyright Office, I wonder.
If the infringement is ongoing you just have to register before filing
suit.
Also, how often does $150,000 actually get awarded in free software
cases?
It doesn't
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