combining software under different licenses

[John Cowan]

David Woolley scripsit:

> The GPL does not require improvements to be shared with the original
> author.   [...]  All it requires is that anyone who receives a binary
> compiled from that improved version, has the right to receive a copy
> of the corresponding source.

Quite so.  I was speaking of (my interpretation of) the FSF's intent
rather than the ipssisima verba of the GPL.  Although the GPL's actual
requirement is quite limited, it seems plain that the FSF *wants*
people to share their modifications with everyone (which would include
the FSF itself).

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