Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <stchaaivelgmcd@corp.supernews.com>,
Arkain <rwking@usa.nospam.net> wrote:
 
> Yes. Remember that freeware is simply software that has a public
> distribution policy(i.e. anyone can distribute without paying the author).
 
I see you're using "my" definition of the word "freeware".  But if we
used that "other" definition, where "freeware" must be copyrighted,
would GPL be freeware according to that definition too?  It's obvious
that GPL software is free, but is it also copyrighted?
 
> The copyright called GPL goes 1 step further and uses "the public" as it's
> copyright holding entity. This way all materials under the GPL are always
> free to use as literally everybody owns it. The GPL enforces public domain
> status.
 
No it doesn't, since GPL explicitly forbids you to try and sell the
software as your own, while being Public Domain allows this.  Thus,
"enforcing public domain status" would go agains the spirit of GPL.
 
> Arkain
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> "Paul Schlyter" <pausch@saafNOSPAM.se> wrote in message
> news:8r4v2f$5e2$1@merope.saaf.se...
> > In article <7c0btsc6l5ulrsqdk3cv25f8r7r0fr3jhk@news.newsguy.com>,
> > Paul Guertin  <pg@sff.net> wrote:
> > >pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
> > >
> > >> > My point was that "uncopyrighted freeware" **IS** public domain
> software.
> > >> > It's not even possible to acquire a copyright for such software.
> > >>
> > >> However you can later release an enhanced version, and have those
> > >> enhancements copyrighted.
> > >
> > >And preventing people from doing that is part of what the GPL (GNU
> > >Public License) is about. Loosely speaking, code that uses GPLed
> > >software automatically becomes GPLed itself.
> >
> > Is GPLed software "freeware"?  I'm asking since GPLed software isn't
> > copyrighted but copylefted......  :-)))))
> >
> >
> >
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