Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:40:30 06/20/05
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On June 20, 2005 at 15:34:05, Joseph Tadeusz wrote: >On June 20, 2005 at 10:32:33, Cesar Contreras wrote: > >>I'm not sure, in my understanding every derivated work from Fruit must be GPL. >> >>can it go commercial? >> >>if so can anybody make it commercial or just fabien? >> >>in my undersanding (point me wrong), fruit not longer belongs to fabien because >>it's GPL. > >From the GNU GPL FAQ: > >Is the developer of a GPL-covered program bound by the GPL? >Could the developer's actions ever be a violation of the GPL? > >Strictly speaking, the GPL is a license from the developer for others to use, >distribute and change the program. >The developer itself is not bound by it, so no matter what the developer does, >this is not a "violation" of the GPL. > >However, if the developer does something that would violate the GPL if done by >someone else, the developer will surely lose moral standing in the community. > > >http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html That seems a giant hole for abuse: 1. Create project with some skeleton of code 2. Collect a million hours of free labor 3. Go underground with all the donated effort.
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