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| Ioannis Vranos... |
 Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:16 am |
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I am writing a GUI front-end for a GPLv2 or later, perl script, I can't
find the original author and I need to modify it, as as to work with my
front-end.
May someone explain when GPL forking can take place and how? |
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| Nathan Griggs... |
| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:23 pm |
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:16:31 +0200, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Quote: I am writing a GUI front-end for a GPLv2 or later, perl script, I can't
find the original author and I need to modify it, as as to work with my
front-end.
May someone explain when GPL forking can take place and how?
From what I understand about GPL, is that credit cannot simply be taken
for a project. I'm sure you knew this much. Now, the question you need to
ask yourself is "Do I really need to include the original code in my
front-end, or can I simply code a perl script that references the
original?"
If you absolutely must include the original code, the best way to go
about it would be to do an attribution to the author "Unknown" and state
that the code is not yours, but was issued under the GPL. This is a messy
way to go about attribution, but it does technically satisfy the
requirements of the license.
From the GPL:
"You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code
as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and
disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this
License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other recipients
of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program."
So basically, as long as you state that the code is GPL, and was not
developed by you, you're good.
Now, as for a personal opinion, I'm not very familiar with perl, but I
think having the GUI as a separate entity would improve quite a bit more
other than resolving your current situation.
Good Luck!
Nathan Griggs |
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