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Jeffrey Siegal  
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 More options Dec 27 2002, 8:13 pm
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From: Jeffrey Siegal <j...@quiotix.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 17:12:54 -0800
Local: Fri, Dec 27 2002 8:12 pm
Subject: Re: phpnuke and gpl question
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Bijan Soleymani wrote:
>>######################################################################### #####
>>#                        I M P O R T A N T    N O T E                        
>>#
>>######################################################################### #####
>># IMPORTANT: I saw many sites that removes the copyright line in the footer  
>>#
>># of each page. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE NOR CHANGE/EDIT THAT NOTE. If I
>>#
>># still see this problem happening I'll need to take extreme measures that  
>>#
>># can include: to change the PHP-Nuke license, to encrypt some parts of the  
>>#
>># code, stop distributing it for free and in an extreme case stop developing
>>#
>># it. The decision is in your hands.                                        
>>#
>># If you do not agreed with this simple rule, delete all PHP-Nuke files      
>>#
>># rigth now and move away from it. Thanks.                                  
>>#
>>######################################################################### #####

>>So my question is, is this right under GPL?
>>Thank you.

>>Francisco

> It is not right to add additional restrictions. But this is not a
> restriction but a threat.

The sentence that says "YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE NOR CHANGE/EDIT
THAT NOTE" might be a restriction.

Also, if the person who wrote the above note the original author of the
work?  In that case, it might be that the work is being distributed
under a "GPL plus restriction" license rather than a conventional GPL
license.


 
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