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Subject: Re: Question for Eugene Nalimov

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 10:38:48 08/17/05

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On August 17, 2005 at 13:27:55, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>Hi Eugene,
>
>On August 17, 2005 at 13:14:55, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>
>>On August 17, 2005 at 09:04:28, Thomas Mayer wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>> would you allow me to use your endgame database source code and implement it
>>>> into the open source program Fruit/Toga II based on Fruit?
>>>> Thanks for your answer.
>>>
>>>I just wonder if this is even allowed... Fruit-Toga is GPL, Nalimov-Code isn't
>>>IMO... So when you include it, isn't it GPL then also ?? Just wondering...
>>>
>>>Greets, Thomas
>>
>>That only means that the person who want to incorporate my code into GPL'ed
>>program must ask permissions from the authors of the code, and assuming they
>>agree, release version with my code included under some other "open source"
>>license.
>>
>>In any case my e-mail address is easy to find and everybody can ask licensing
>>questions by e-mial.
>
>so to get that correct: when someone wants to include your code into a package
>he can not release it under GPL anymore. In the case of Toga this would mean a
>no no, because the original source of Toga is Fruit which is GPL. That's why
>Toga must always be released with source according to the GPL rules. I think a
>way for him could be to use a .dll and offer only this .dll in another download.
>(As soon as he gets your permission to use it, of course -> and also the one
>from Andrew which is forgotten here from time to time) Thanks god I have both, I
>think I get it from you and Andrew just before CSVN Championships 2001...
>
>Greets, Thomas

Once again: *authors* of the program distributed under GPL can release it under
any other license they want. *You* cannot pick up somebody's GPL code and
release it under any other license (or at least cannot do that without authors'
permission).

Thanks,
Eugene



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