gpl backlash?

bruce at perens.com bruce at perens.com
Tue Jul 27 22:09:32 UTC 1999


From: John Cowan <cowan at locke.ccil.org>
> I don't see how that can be made consistent with the GPL's claim that
> "changing it [the GPL] is not allowed."

Well, if reference to license text was considered derivation this would be a
problem, but it isn't. Linus put a note before the copyrighted GPL text, he
did not modify the GPL itself.

	Thanks

	Bruce



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