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From: | Etienne M. Gagnon |
Subject: | Re: Re (2): testing before a release |
Date: | Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:51:51 -0500 |
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Mark Wielaard wrote:
So which part of my reasoning is wrong? - I do not have to accept the GPL for (private) modifications since copyright law only covers copying and distribution. (might be different in some jurisdictions)
I sincerely do not know if private modifications are allowed under Copyright law. I would have to re-check the Canadian Copyright Act...
- Even if I accept the GPL then I can still make (private) modifications since the GPL gives me explicit permission to run the program without restrictions.
This depends whether linking is a modification or not. According to a private message RMS sent me a while ago, linking is a modification (or so he thought at that time).
May/Should I forward this discussion to RMS?
Yes, I think you should. Please keep me on the CC list. Etienne -- Etienne M. Gagnon http://www.info.uqam.ca/~egagnon/ SableVM: http://www.sablevm.org/ SableCC: http://www.sablecc.org/
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