Re: [nSLUG] Changing a software license

2002-01-17 Thread Peter Cordes
On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Matt Yanchyshyn wrote: > Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external > libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD > license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license > later on or it it leg

Re: Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread John Hasler
Matt Yanchyshyn writes: > Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external libraries, > programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD license. As > the original author of that code, can I change its license later on or it > it legally locked to its original public design

Re: Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread Rob Weir
Howdy. IANAL, but... On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Matt Yanchyshyn wrote: > Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external > libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD > license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license >

Re: Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:20:08PM -0400, Matt Yanchyshyn wrote: > Say I write some origianl code (that does not use any external > libraries, programs or otherwise) and license it under the GPL or BSD > license. As the original author of that code, can I change its license > later on or it it leg

Changing a software license

2002-01-16 Thread Matt Yanchyshyn
Hello.. Instead of blindly subscribing to the GNU/BSD/MIT/QT/X/etc licenses, I thought that I'd finally read and research them and (hopefully) develop a personal preference. This took about a week of initial reading, and I now feel that I can at least hold my ground in a software license debate.