[pilot-db-list] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:[pilot-db-list]_Copyright/Licence_Questions?=

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I disagree with this pratice and i'm disapointed but i think=0D=0Athey ar=
e the right to do that. Every body can do that, but=0D=0Athey must stay t=
he copyright inside the software.=0D=0AI will ask somebody about that.=0D=
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s.sourceforge.net>=0D=0ACopies : =0D=0ADate   : Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:59:57 =
+0200=0D=0AObjet  : [pilot-db-list] Copyright/Licence Questions=0D=0A=0D=0A=
Hi,=0D=0A=0D=0AI have noticed that a company called 9.95 soft (search for=
=0D=0A"9.95" in=0D=0APalmgear)=0D=0Acopies OpenSource GNU GPL software, c=
hanges the name and the=0D=0Aoptics a little=0D=0Abit and sells the softw=
are for 9.95$. They might do this with=0D=0APilot-DB too.=0D=0A=0D=0Ahttp=
://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=3D449245D1-070E-4BF5-9D=
6=0D=0AD117CD3A566A2&prodID=3D47895=0D=0A=0D=0AAll the programs that they=
 offer have been copied.=0D=0ANone of them have been developed by the Com=
pany!=0D=0A=0D=0A9.95 Safe copied from KeyRing=0D=0A9.95 Chess copied fro=
m OpenChess=0D=0A9.95 Calc copied from  Bez Calculator=0D=0A9.95 Clock co=
pied from BigClock=0D=0A9.95 Fuel copied from Fuel Log=0D=0A9.95 Bible co=
pied from Bible Reader=0D=0A=0D=0AAll the above programs were developed u=
nder the GNU GPL License.=0D=0A=0D=0AAfter discussing with them they have=
 finally added a note=0D=0Astating the=0D=0Aprograms on which their progr=
ams are based on.=0D=0A=0D=0AA hidden link to the source files is also av=
ailable.=0D=0A=0D=0AStill, are the allowed to sell their slightly (optica=
lly) changed=0D=0Asoftware??=0D=0A=0D=0AHere is an excerpt of the GPL lic=
ence:=0D=0A=0D=0A  2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program o=
r any=0D=0Aportion=0D=0Aof it, thus forming a work based on the Program, =
and copy and=0D=0Adistribute such modifications or work under the terms o=
f Section 1=0D=0Aabove, provided that you also meet all of these conditio=
ns:=0D=0A=0D=0A    a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominen=
t=0D=0Anotices=0D=0A    stating that you changed the files and the date o=
f any change.=0D=0A=0D=0A    b) You must cause any work that you distribu=
te or publish,=0D=0Athat in=0D=0A    whole or in part contains or is deri=
ved from the Program=0D=0Aor any=0D=0A    part thereof, to be licensed as=
 a whole !!!!!!!!!! at no=0D=0Acharge to all=0D=0Athird=0D=0A    parties =
under the terms of this License!!!!!!!!!.=0D=0A=0D=0AIs this permitted in=
 your opinion. If not, would you help me=0D=0Aprotest?=0D=0A=0D=0AThanks,=
=0D=0A=0D=0AHans Ajiet Holtkamp=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A------=
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