BSD+1 License

Bruce Perens bruce at perens.com
Tue Apr 6 05:52:54 UTC 2010


Bani wrote:
> Just keep in mind that if the code isn't distributed, then you can't make people publish the code if they don't want to. This has to do with the copyright law in U.S., which doesn't protect "personal" use.
>   
This is confused. The GPL terms are written to activate upon 
distribution, but copyright law is not limited in the way you say.

Even without distribution, you can still control use (which means 
running the program), the creation of a derivative work, and the 
incidental copying required to execute a program, etc. Even if it's 
"personal".

    Thanks

    Bruce



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