Re: Looking for an open source license..

[David Kastrup]

John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> writes:

> David Kastrup writes:
>> The original copyright owner is still able to sue if his software is used
>> without license.  The license he granted to the person using it in the
>> GPLed software (which might have been bought at a high price) does not
>> magically extend to third recipients unless the redistributor chooses to
>> sublicense under BSD.
>
> From the BSD license:
>
> 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
>    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
>    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>
> Thus when you distribute a program that includes BSD-licensed
> material (and comply with the license) you are distributing that
> material under the terms of the BSD license.

But that does not mean that I have to give the recipient the same
rights I received unless I wish to do so.  And I might have strong
inclination not to do so, like if the one giving me the license having
mentioned that he will stop doing business with me if I sublicense
under the BSD.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum