Re: GPL 2(b) HUH?

[Alexander Terekhov]

Rahul Dhesi wrote:
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>   ***NEITHER GPL V2 NOR GPL V3 MENTIONS DERIVATIVE WORKS.***

Go to doctor, Rahul.

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... a "work based on the Program" means either the Program or any
***derivative work*** under copyright law ... the Program or its
***derivative works***  ...
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The above is from the GPL V2.

And here's the GPL V3:

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To “modify” a work means to copy from or adapt all or part of the work
in a fashion requiring copyright permission, other than the making of an
exact copy. The resulting work is called a “modified version” of the
earlier work or a work “based on” the earlier work.
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Translated from the Gu-NÜ-speak it means:

"To “modify” a work means to create a derivative work".

regards,
alexander.

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