[Typo3-dev] Non-GPL licence on a GPL extension

[Dimitri Tarassenko]

JoH,

On 11/25/05, JoH <info at cybercraft.de> wrote:
> Still you got something wrong, since sentence you are referring to says:
>
> 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it,
> thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such
> modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you
> also meet all of these conditions:
>
> Splitting this sentence by comma gives you the following
>
> a) You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it,
> thus forming a work based on the Program
> b) You may copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of
> Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions:
>
> Part a) is giving you the right to modify the program _without any
> restrictions_!
> Part b) is giving you the right to copy and distribute these modifications
> as long as you stick to the terms of Section 1 _and_ the additional terms of
> Section 2.
>
> Together this means: As long as you don't distribute the code you can do
> whatever you like with it.
> Anything else would be against "free as in free speech and not as in free
> beer".

Very good analysis.

Also, even if you do claim that the 3 conditions in p.2 apply to
modification only, 2b says "You must cause any work that you
distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived
from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no
charge to all third parties under the terms of this License.", again
limiting the requirement on all parts being GPL only to the work being
distributed or published.

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Dimitri Tarassenko