Re: your mail

[Suhaib Siddiqi <s_m_siddiqi at yahoo dot com>]

Hmmm.. I am not aware of that once you apply GPL you
cannot remove it.  I was told you can release a code
under GPL and also under another license as long as
you
author the code.  I am not a lawyer so I may not know
the details.

Suhaib

--- "Todd T. Fries" <todd@fries.net> wrote:
> I'm sorry for disturbing you.  But I happen to
> understand
> GPL enough to know that once you apply the gpl
> license, you
> cannot remove it.  That is all I was pointing out.
> 
> Sorry for bothering you,
> Todd.
> 
> On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 10:32:57AM -0700, Suhaib
> Siddiqi wrote:
> > There are bunch of "confused" BOD (board of
> directors)
> > at XFree86 Organizattion.  I raise that argument
> > that Linux and QNX is supported by XFree86 and it
> has
> > GPL
> > so what makes Cygwin difference.  I gave up on
> them. I
> > do not have time on beating my head on someone who
> 
> > is willing to understand.
> > Please argue with XFree86 Organization, not me.  I
> had
> > argued enough over there.
> >  My GPL is interim, note the words "If and
> Until"..
> > That is they realize and understand I will be
> willing
> > to remove GPL restrictions, if they do not, then I
> > will continue a parallel project under GPL.
> > 
> > Suhaib
> > 
> > --- "Todd T. Fries" <todd@fries.net> wrote:
> > > Huh?  gcc is gpl.  I do not understand. 
> Everything
> > > everybody else
> > > compiles uses a gpl compiler.  XFree will not
> accept
> > > anything that
> > > makes the source tree less free than the mit
> > > license.  I would find
> > > it highly strange if they would not accept mit
> > > licensed or BSD style
> > > licenced code...
> > > 
> > > On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 10:20:15AM -0700, Suhaib
> > > Siddiqi wrote:
> > > > Yes, I know.  Argue with XFree86 Organization.
> > > They
> > > > would NOT accept anything which is compiled
> using
> > > > Cgwin because Cygwin is GPL.  Therefore I DO
> > > declare
> > > > my changes for Cygwin compilation under GPL. 
> > > > 
> > > > It is that SIMPLE.
> > > > 
> > > > Suhaib
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Todd T. Fries [mailto:todd@fries.net]
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2000 1:15 PM
> > > > > To: ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com
> > > > > Subject: hmm
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Do you realize this makes it impossible to
> ever
> > > > include your changes in
> > > > > XFree?
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Todd Fries .. todd@fries.net
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Source code changes to XFree86 4.0.0 to
> compile
> > > > under Cygwin environment
> > > > > had not been assigned to XFree86 Inc, yet -
> as
> > > of
> > > > May 06, 2000.
> > > > > Until or if the source code changes are
> assigned
> > > to
> > > > XFree86 Inc, I
> > > > > am releasing my Cygwin/Win32 specific
> changes to
> > > > XFree86 4.0.0. 
> > > > > under GPL (GNU Public License). A copy of
> GNU
> > > GPL is
> > > > available 
> > > > > at: http://www.gnu.org.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Suhaib Siddiqi
> > > > > ssiddiqi@inspirepharm.com
> > > > 
> > > >
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