That's easily fixed.

Post #220,176 by cwbrenn 8/19/05 7:27:08 PM Reply	That's easily fixed. I just change it to be more specific: whoever you distribute the program to must also be given access to the source code. I don't think that impacts the main point of the article, but I agree that's an important distinction to make. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #220,179 by cwbrenn 8/19/05 7:32:51 PM Reply	The change The [link\|http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.txt\|terms of the GPL] are a little difficult to understand in its native tongue, but to its credit it speaks a much clearer dialect of [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalese\|Legalese] than most software licenses. The license spells out the rights you are granted concerning the use and distribution of a program that uses it. Under its terms, you are allowed to examine and modify the program's source code... but if you distribute that code for any reason, you must make the modified source code publically available to whomever you distribute it to, free of charge. In other words: if you change something for your own use, you are not required to make those changes available. If you change something and allow others to use those changes, you must provide them access to the source code so that they may do the same. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #220,182 by ben_tilly 8/19/05 7:35:31 PM Reply	Not quite free of charge Section 3c says "not more than your cost of physically performing source distribution". Which is normally interpreted as free, but not always. (There exist cases where companies have charged a nominal fee.) Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #220,183 by cwbrenn 8/19/05 7:36:59 PM Reply	But that's not a charge for the code. That's a charge for the materials required to house and transport. At least, that's how I understood it. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #220,184 by ben_tilly 8/19/05 7:39:42 PM Reply	Yup I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

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