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Re: http://g95.sourceforge.net or http://gcc-g95.sourceforge.net
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: pfeifer at dbai dot tuwien dot ac dot at, s dot bosscher at student dot tudelft dot nl
- Cc: andreas dot meier_ at gmx dot de, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, mrs at apple dot com
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:10:07 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: http://g95.sourceforge.net or http://gcc-g95.sourceforge.net
> In other words, while the GPL is sufficient to keep software free (in the
> FSF sense), one can still easily branch off FSF sources without the FSF
> being able to make use of his/her code. :-(
Of course! Indeed licenses that attempt to ensure that the owner can benefit
from changes (e.g. the original apple community license) are unacceptable
non-free licenses. It is an essential freedom to be able to do what you like
with the software you received without being forced to give it to anyone.
> es, but even if you can obtain changes in his tree by virtue of the GPL,
The fact that someone does some work under the GPL and gives it to person A
with the sources does not mean that person B or anyone else has the right
to get hold of it.