Author: Andreas Guettinger
Date: 11:42:00 03/17/05
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On March 17, 2005 at 14:23:55, Robert Allgeuer wrote: > >I have not followed the toga story from the beginning but it appears that a GPL >licenced program (Fruit) was used to produce a derived work (Toga), which then >was published together with the full source. As far as I understand this is very >much in the spirit of the GPL. > >The main issue however appears to be the name change. Reading the GPL I cannot >see any provision in the GPL that requires derived work to carry the same name >as the original work, as far as I understand the GPL just requires source code >distribution, GPL licencing, notices etc., but not to keep the name of the work. > >So the question is: on which basis is this name change critcised? Is there >something in the GPL which I overlooked that mandates keeping the original name >also for derived work? > >Possibly this is also an oversight in the GPL. > >Robert There is probably nothing in the GPL that forces you to keep the same name for a slightly modified program. As there is probably now law (at least one I know of) that prevents you sticking your hands in your underpants during dinner in the nobel restaurant. Nevertheless people might critisize you if you do so, and probably the have apoint in doing so.... reagrds Andy
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