[colug-432] Open Source

[R P Herrold]

On Mon, 28 Oct 2013, William Yang wrote:

> On 10/27/2013 06:43 PM, tom wrote:

>> Let's assume I take open source code after reading it's license and
>> agreeing that any changes to it must be released as open source. I then
>> modify the code, but then tack my own private license to it. How would I
>> be punished for doing so?

> other sanctions by the courts.  It's not a great idea, and it's a really
> unwise to post on a public mailing list trying to figure this out.
> That's a discoverable record of your plan to willfully infringe, which
> as I understand it creates greater penalties.

http://orcorc.blogspot.com/2009/03/promoting-ignorance.html

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