Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Copyrights using gr-modtool

[Tom Rondeau]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Sean Nowlan
<address@hidden> wrote:
>> 1) If I copy a gnuradio block (copyright FSF), tweak a few things, and
>> redistribute, FSF retains copyright and I have no copyright to the changes
>> No, that's not what I said (or at least meant). The code generated
>> from gr-modtool is copyrighted by the FSF. If you add any
>> modifications to the file, that new code will be your copyright. You
>> would then add a copyright notice into the file to say that this is
>> copyright you, 2013.
>
> Ok, thanks. I didn't mean to imply that's what you said; just getting
> further clarification. :)
> Basically I'll retain FSF copyright notice (it would be a violation to
> remove it) and add mine.
>
> --sean

Exactly. Didn't want anyone to think that just because they used
gr-modtool that we would be automatically assuming the copyright or
their code. That is definitely not its intended use.

Tom