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That would be true if it weren't for the fact that the GPL requires distributors to publish source code as well as license their derivatives under the GPL. So i
by selven 17y ago
That would be true if it weren't for the fact that the GPL requires distributors to publish source code as well as license their derivatives under the GPL. So it's not just a copyright-free zone, like Creative Commons Share Alike is.
- camccann 17y agoRequiring GPL on derivative works is the one-way boundary I mentioned; the simulated "copyright-free zone" in question is comprised of all GPL-licensed software, so anything existing wholly within that realm isn't impacted. The purpose of the derivative license requirement is to discourage external dependencies creating copyright-by-proxy inside the GPL zone. I don't actually think the source code publishing requirement is necessary; something like CC BY-SA would probably suffice.