Quick newbie question
Chris Couch
couchc at gmail.com
Thu Oct 9 22:32:10 UTC 2008
Under the OSI Open Source Definition is the following statement:
4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code
The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in
modified form only if the license allows the distribution of "patch
files" with the source code for the purpose of modifying the program
at build time. The license must explicitly permit distribution of
software built from modified source code. The license may require
derived works to carry a different name or version number from the
original software.
Rationale: Encouraging lots of improvement is a good thing, but users
have a right to know who is responsible for the software they are
using. Authors and maintainers have reciprocal right to know what
they're being asked to support and protect their reputations.
Could you please tell me what licenses implement this specific
requirement?
C
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