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Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement
From: |
Jan Moringen |
Subject: |
Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement |
Date: |
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:23:19 +0100 |
On Mon, 2010-01-04 at 11:23 -0500, Richard Stallman wrote:
> I think, the most important part is the code in Appendix B since
> code
> very similar to Appendix A is available in Open Dylan (I included
> both
> in my last email). My code could have been derived from the Open
> Dylan
> code except for the improvement presented in Appendix B.
>
> I'm talking about the code from Open Dylan. That is 50 lines, and
> normally we would not install 50 lines without getting papers for
> them. I will ask whether we can make an exception, once I have enough
> info.
So in order to derive GPLed code from the GPLed Open Dylan code and
assign the copyright of the new code to the FSF, the Open Dylan authors
have to sign papers. I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for pointing it out.
> Dual-license: GNU Lesser General Public License
>
> Does it say what version?
I found a license file in the Open Dylan project root directory which
says:
GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2.1, February 1999
Kind regards,
Jan
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Jan Moringen, 2010/01/01
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Richard Stallman, 2010/01/02
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Jan Moringen, 2010/01/03
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Richard Stallman, 2010/01/03
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Jan Moringen, 2010/01/04
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Richard Stallman, 2010/01/04
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement,
Jan Moringen <=
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Richard Stallman, 2010/01/05
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, David Kastrup, 2010/01/06
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Richard Stallman, 2010/01/30
- Re: Potential copyright problem in EIEIO improvement, Jan Moringen, 2010/01/31