On 20 Jun 2001 13:12:20 -0400, Jim Penny wrote:
Also, as an aside, if this really concerns you, you might wish to consider contacting the author of the GPL product. There is nothing to prevent him from giving you different licensing terms. For most GPL authors, this comes down to a simple question: "Are you trying to be excellent unto them", or are you trying to "use slash and burn agriculture". If you are using, improving, giving feedback, writing documentation, helping publicise, or otherwise aiding them, they are likely to cut you a bit of slack. If you see the author as someone you can simply take advantage of, he is not so likely to cooperate with you.
i think this express extremely what i (we?) feel. as long as you give back *something* you're wellcome. ciao, federico -- Federico Di Gregorio MIXAD LIVE Chief of Research & Technology fog@mixadlive.com Debian GNU/Linux Developer & Italian Press Contact fog@debian.org The reverse side also has a reverse side. -- Japanese proverb