On Fri, 31 May 2002, Raphaël Quinet wrote: > > > ./plug-ins/common/gif.c (David Koblas) > > > ./plug-ins/common/tiff.c (Patrick J. Naughton) > > > > We already knew about at least these and I was told (on #gimp I think) > > that it was not a problem. > > Whoever told you that was wrong. The text of both licenses includes: > "provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that > both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in > supporting documentation." This is the advertising clause that is not > compatible with the GPL. As a result, these files cannot be distributed > with the GIMP as they are now. Wouldn't it only have to appear in documentatoin supporting *the gif and tiff plugins themselves*, not GIMP in general? They are, after all, separate programs. Rockwalrus
