Re: [Protux-devel] copyright problem

[Luciano Giordana]

Honestly it is strange that the code is GPL. How come a code can be GPL and 
impose restrictions such those
I found on Compressor.cc

* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
"This code is released under the GNU Public Licence" is enough, mandatory and 
safer for
our project.

it is sad , I know, but since we plan to make protux a GNU project some day we
need to let all copyrights to FSF :-(

Anyway, maybe we should detach the code until we are sure it is really GPL ..


On Saturday 04 October 2003 11:11, Remon Sijrier wrote:
> This piece of software was copyrighted under the GPL. But as I do not know
> exactly what all this copyright means, and what can be used and what not
> under what copyrigth. But I used this compressor code from an open source
> software project copyrighted under the GPL if I remember well. If it is
> not, or something else which doesn't apply to the rules protux follows,
> I'll surely remove it, although I find it a pitty as it is a fast
> compressor :-(
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Remon
>
> > Remon, I found this on Compressor.cc
> > // Copyright (c) 2003 Remon Sijrier (address@hidden)
> > //
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > //
> > // Copyright for the actual algorithm (compressor2.c):
> > // ***************************************************
> > /*
> >  * Copyright (c) 1996, John S. Dyson
> >  * All rights reserved.
> >
> > Please, all protux/mustux copyrights are transferred to the Free Software
> > Foundation. We cannot
> > have code copyrighted to anyone else, neither any of developers (that
> > includes me, even me being the project founder).
> > Please, remove it , and if needed, remove the compressor code, since it
> > is copyright to someone else.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best Regards
> > --
> > Luciano Giordana - Musician - Java/GNU C++ Developer
> > Free Software Evangelist - Project Mustux - Musician Tools for GNU/Linux
> > http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/mustux
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Protux-devel mailing list
> > address@hidden
> > http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/protux-devel
>
> _______________________________________________
> Protux-devel mailing list
> address@hidden
> http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/protux-devel

-- 
Best Regards
--
Luciano Giordana - Musician - Java/GNU C++ Developer 
Free Software Evangelist - Project Mustux - Musician Tools for GNU/Linux
http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/mustux