Konstantin Riabitsev said:
> On 01.02.2004 23:07, David Prestwich wrote:
>> About a month ago I came across a university
>> using squirrelmail for one of their departments.
>> They had renamed the software and gave no
>> mention of squirrelmail - yet it was obvious it
>> was. My question is: Is it a violation of the
>> GPL when a group renames (as in University Mail
>> 2.0) and claims squirrelmail as their own and
>> gives no mention of the original source?
>>
>> I've always been under the impression that one
>> must at least give mention of the project itself
>> so that others can know. Is this true, or am I
>> way off base here. To me there just seemed
>> something wrong with what they are doing. Maybe
>> you the developers don't care however.
>
> No, that's not necessary. They can take the code and change the name if
> they please. They also don't have to openly advertise that they took it
> from the squirrelmail project. They will only be in
> violation of the GPL if they re-release the software (in whole or in
> part) under a different license or refuse to provide the source code to
> their users when asked. This is the nature of the GPL -- it's
> free for all as long as the result is still free for all.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Konstantin ("Icon") Riabitsev
> Duke Physics Systems Admin, RHCE
> I am looking for a job in Canada!
> http://linux.duke.edu/~icon/cajob.ptml
>
>
I have a number of clients whose clients would loose all respect for my
client if they knew the webmail system he uses is called 'Squirrel Mail'.
Suits are like that you know. Appearence before function. The most I can
charge is for configuration not the software itself.
William R. Mussatto, Senior Systems Engineer
Ph. 909-920-9154 ext. 27
FAX. 909-608-7061
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