> On Sun, 21 Apr 1996, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > >Actually, I don't beleve it's against the GPL rules, you can
> > > It is actually against the GPL rules, as it restricts what you can do
> > > with the software, isn't it?
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> Hmm, I can get the source, I can compile binnaries, I can use it as
> anything I like (tho a sound driver is the best option), I can freely
> give anyone the source, but not anything derived from that source (a
> binnary is a derived thing). The only thing it forbays is me
> distributing a modified source tree, but I wonder how they feal about the
> orignal source tree, and a patch (or set of them) ....
But actually the GPL just allows you to distribute modified sources, to
distribute derived stuff, ... and it FORBIDS to RESTRICT this rights!
Andreas