On Sun, 2006-06-18 at 14:07, Sean wrote: > > That's an interesting response to being asked to do your > > own research... The facts are out there for anyone > > interested. > > So many of your incorrect assumptions and misunderstandings > have been revealed in this thread it's quite apparent why you > think it would be best if other people did their own research. > Getting their facts from you would be a real mistake. I've > done my own research and am quite happy with things just as they > are. Here are some links to help if you ever really want to do that research. I couldn't find the actual page I wanted with the imaginative interpretation of a derived work in the RIPEM instance, but there is a summary on this page following some other interesting stuff: http://lwn.net/Articles/62446/ Also, the need for this huge FAQ might give a hint about the complexity of the issues: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html A good comparison of the GPL and BSD licenses: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/bsdl-gpl/article.html And some complications of derivative works covered by the GPL: http://www.law.washington.edu/lct/swp/Law/derivative.html -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
