GPL compatibility of a simple license

[David Johnson]

On Sunday 22 June 2003 10:46 am, Assert wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to modify a software that is not maintained anymore by
> its original author. As I would be interested in integrating GPL'ed
> code with it, my question is do you think it is 'compatible' with the
> GPL:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Please note the following:
>
> (1) *PLEASE* do not release new versions of Power-Post without
>      making it EXPLICITLY CLEAR that it is a modified version.
>      For example, call it "Kinko's Power-Post" or something, so
>      people will not ask me for support for something I did not
>      write.
>
> (2) If you do release a new version based on this code, simply
>      give me (Chris Morse) credit in the Help/About.
>
> (3) Power-Post 2000 is built with Visual C++ 6.0, uses MFC, and
>      is multi-threaded.  This will not compile with other
>      compilers without making some modifications.
>
> (4) At the moment, I have not written any documentation on the
>      source code.  If I get enough questions, I'll write a little
>      FAQ that explains the basic structure of the code.
>
> (5) Power-Post 2000 is FREEWARE.  Any modified versions must
>      be FREEWARE too.  The original spirit of usenet is not dead!
>
> (6) Power-Post was one of my first internet applications that I
>      wrote, and the source code isn't nearly as neat and orderly
>      as I would like it to be.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------

This isn't a real license. It seems to be part of a README file. Only 
clause number 2 and 5 have any legal weight behind them, as everything 
else is a request or comment and operates under the key phrase "Please 
note...".

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David Johnson
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