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Subject: Re: Cloning...

Author: Brian Kostick

Date: 10:42:05 05/06/05

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On May 06, 2005 at 13:05:37, Pallav Nawani wrote:

>On May 06, 2005 at 12:12:56, Brian Kostick wrote:
>
>>On May 06, 2005 at 11:24:24, Alex Schmidt wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>after some Mails with Fabien and Frank we decided that some of the proves about
>>>Patriot 2.0 must be available for the public.
>>>
>>>I am not happy in doing so but here it is:
>>>
>>>http://www.uciengines.de/UCI-Engines/Patriot/Patriot2/patriot2.html
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>Alex
>>
>>
>>I don't see it as wrong behavior. If you feel he has used GPL'ed code then you
>>are free to ask for a copy and he is required to make it available. Otherwise I
>>see some sort of credit or disclosure as only a honorary, not compulsory, thing.
>>BK
>
>If you use GPL code in your program, you must:
>(a) License your own program as GPL,
>(b) State in your License/Somewhere about the the program whose code you are
>using,
>(c) Either make the Source Code available, or state in your documentation that
>you will make it available if asked to do so.
>
>There is nothing honorary here.
>Pallav


I'm glad we agree, but already you might assume he violates the GPL. I did not
make that assumption. I suggested that you ask for a copy and he should give it
if the code is GPL'ed. Too many reverse engineers and CCC clone police go public
before trying the simple method. BK



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