[Rule-list] New slinky images, copyright question

[James]

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 23:38:17 +0100
Martin Stricker <shugal at gmx.de> wrote and hopefully I read right:

> James wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 01:57:04 +0100
> > Martin Stricker <shugal at gmx.de> wrote and hopefully I read
right:
> > 
> > > Devon wrote:
> 
> > > > On another topic entirely, none of the scripts to date
included
> > > > any copyright information. Most scripts and software I've
found
> > > > anywhere contain this info.
> > > >
> > > > So, I added a copyright stanza to the top of each script,
naming
> > > > myself and the RULE project. Thoughts, comments, objections?
> > >
> > > Perfect, with one addition needed:
> > >
> > > > # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
> > > > # License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
> > > > # Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
Boston,
> > > > MA 02111-1307, USA.
> > >
> > > Link to the GPL here, I think it's
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/ ,
> > > but I'm not sure.
> > 
> > Not to be a pain but may I lobby for the BSD license to be
included
> > as well.  Seeing as how there is a lot of code in Linux that
comes
> > from BSD and is under that license even though people keep
slaping
> > the GPL on it (incorrectly ) for example tcl/tk webmin etc.
> 
> I think the license used depends on personal taste. I prefer the
GPL
> above the BSD license because the GPL is "contagious", i. e.
anything
> derived of a GPLed software has to be under the GPL, too.
Derivates of
> BSD-style software can be proprietary and closed source. (That
nasty
> advertising clause has mostly disappeared from BSD licenses) I
don't
> want that to happen with my software - except I get paid for it.
> 
Yes but like the GPL BSD prohibts changing the license on the code
to another open source license.  Otherwise I could take gcc tack the
BSD license on it and call it propriatory.  If the code is
originally under the BSD License it must stay under that license.  

> Best regards,
> Martin Stricker
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