Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:34:23 +1100 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: blubee blubeeme <gurenchan@gmail.com> Cc: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>, FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: License and adopting software Message-ID: <20171211053423.GP78437@eureka.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <CALM2mEkxCZRm1nkNuiCxA7os5pwYz65A7c=xUAewbsLdh7KKeg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CALM2mEnHHGugavjmjri%2Bt=OnRaQogi0WDd19R-7DiH%2BNKVWi4Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAJuc1zMX0Xi0NWuTvUHRfDKRAmReFwHvOoLV6rQG07e=Erjtgw@mail.gmail.com> <CALM2mEkxCZRm1nkNuiCxA7os5pwYz65A7c=xUAewbsLdh7KKeg@mail.gmail.com>
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--GIP5y49pbaVPin6k Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Monday, 11 December 2017 at 12:24:53 +0800, blubee blubeeme wrote: > On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> wrote: > >> On 11 December 2017 at 17:17, blubee blubeeme <gurenchan@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I like some old software that's <= GPL2 but it seems like the >>> original developer is not and have not done any work on the >>> software sine mid 2000. >>> >>> I'd like to pick up the project, fix bugs BUT i'd like to migrate >>> from GPL to BSD license. >>> >>> How does one go about doing that? I have seen the GPL code but it >>> could be re-written how would that affect me re-writing the code >>> with a new copy center license? If you rewrite the code from scratch, you can apply any license you like, as long as you don't copy *any* of the code. Determination of whether you have done so or not is tricky, and you can end up creating bike sheds. >> You basically have to get the original author to reassign copyright >> to you; after which you can do whatever you like to it. If you're >> basing your new work on the original work, you have to respect the >> LICENCE that it came with. >> > There has been no update since 2005 and I've tried many times this year to > get in touch w/ the original author. There has been no response, that's why > I am asking here. Unfortunately, without the agreement of all parties who have contributed to the software, you can't change the license. Is GPL such a big deal? Greg -- Sent from my desktop computer. Finger grog@FreeBSD.org for PGP public key. See complete headers for address and phone numbers. This message is digitally signed. If your Microsoft mail program reports problems, please read http://lemis.com/broken-MUA --GIP5y49pbaVPin6k Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iEYEARECAAYFAlouGN8ACgkQIubykFB6QiMyagCfZ8D+x/ZX8a5kf76l6/OXOWwb MkIAn3XDyPBI9IQFYaPD3C7GoZmTNC0n =VLAT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GIP5y49pbaVPin6k--
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