[wellylug] Linux as selling point.

David Murray newslists at electronincantation.net.nz
Tue Aug 9 17:38:40 NZST 2005


On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 05:11, Martin Bähr wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 12:07:46AM +1200, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> > And the owner says you (the Royal "you") can use it if you agree to release 
> > any modifications.  Otherwise, write your own and don't sponge off my work.
> 
> the GPL version of that is:
> 
> the owner says you can distribute it if you agree to allow the user to
> make modifications. otherwise, write your own and don't sponge off my work.
> 
> the GPL does allow you to use and modify the code for yourself without
> requiring you to release the modifications.


But if you are using the original software exactly as written by the
Author without any modifications, then what modifications do you have to
publish and thus also permit others to change?



Regards,

David Murray

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