Re: The worst that can happen to GPLed code

[Barry Margolin]

In article <camflb$h5$1@pump1.york.ac.uk>,
 Chris Jefferson <caj@cs.york.ac.uk> wrote:

> OK. I've read it. I read this as saying that someone can alter the 
> source code, and mention they've changed it in the source and distribute 
> it. However they do not have to make it clear in the normal execution of 
> the binary that they have made any changes. This is in my opinion 
> unacceptable if it's true.

Since open-source programs often get altered by many people during their 
lifetimes, I think it would be somewhat unreasonable to require it to 
list its full geneology every time it's run.  If Linux had to do this 
every time it was booted, a reboot would take an hour :)

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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