[sldev] GPL violation?

[Tony]

Ahh, I see. Yes that definitely conflicts with the original GPL which 
cannot be modified. I should have read their own license a bit closer. I 
wonder if their distribution includes the original license at all then...

ordinal.malaprop at fastmail.fm wrote:
> It says "By purchasing this software, you are using the same under a 
> limited license agreement. Any additional duplication, distribution, 
> or modification of this software is expressly prohibited." Those would 
> seem to me to count as further restrictions incompatible with the 
> rights granted by the GPL ("Each time you convey a covered work, the 
> recipient automatically receives a license from the original 
> licensors, to run, modify and propagate that work, subject to this 
> License.") so they would be in breach of the GPL by conveying the 
> product with those restrictions.
>
>
> On 1 Jun 2008, at 15:31, Tony wrote:
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>> Could someone explain to me why this violates GPL?
>>
>> I'm not saying that something like this doesn't go against some other 
>> rules (like TOS or community standards), and I'm definitely not 
>> supporting it as a product,  but I'm not sure why it was brought up 
>> as a GPL violation?
>> As long as any modifications they make are available for the original 
>> source (for free), and that the source of their product is available 
>> when requested, isn't it following GPL?
>> I only bring it up because I want to understand GPL a bit better.
>>
>> Tony
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