From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Dec 20 15:18: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from prism.flugsvamp.com (66-188-92-95.mad.wi.charter.com [66.188.92.95]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2191D37B41B for ; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 15:17:54 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jlemon@localhost) by prism.flugsvamp.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fBKNHdT42650; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:17:39 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jlemon) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:17:39 -0600 From: Jonathan Lemon To: "Gary W. Swearingen" Cc: Jonathan Lemon , Brett Glass , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL nonsense: time to stop Message-ID: <20011220171739.J26326@prism.flugsvamp.com> References: <200112182010.fBIKA9739621@prism.flugsvamp.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20011218180720.00d6e520@localhost> <20011219091631.Q377@prism.flugsvamp.com> <0en10ey5jo.10e@localhost.localdomain> <20011219215548.D76354@prism.flugsvamp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 02:54:53PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > Jonathan Lemon writes: > > > > This is where we appear to differ. I reject the notion that because > > it is possible in some universe to combine BSD + GPL'd code, that it > > automatically forces all other copies of the BSD code to fall under > > the GPL. > > > When you combine copies you also combine the works by a kind of > instantaneous communication (lawyers > physicists). :-) This then > propagates instantaneously to other copies under the same concept. All I can say here is that I understand what you are saying, but that I (and probably 99% of the world) disagree with you. Suppose I write a piece of software, and release it under the BSD license. It gets committed to the FreeBSD kernel. Someone else tweaks it and slaps a GPL license on it. You would have all copies instetaneously tainted by the GPL. Sorry, but you're forgetting one simple fact: as the Author, I maintain all Copyrights. So my original work by itself is (and cannot be) tainted by the GPL unless I reassign the copyright. This *IS* well tested international copyright law. (Berne Convention) End. Of. Story. -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message