Blackduck Software and IP

[Kevin D. Clark]

Jeff Macdonald writes:

> I guess this could be ignorance on my part, but it was my
> understanding that at least with the GPL, one could do whatever they
> want with the code. But if the code was later distributed, one had to
> abide by the additional terms of the GPL.

I believe you have some fundamental misunderstandings of how the GPL
works.  I'm not making a pejorative statement here; I'm just making a
statement of what I believe is factually true.

I believe my understanding of the GPL and related licenses is
correct.  For example, I got a perfect score the first time I took
this quiz:

        http://www.gnu.org/cgi-bin/license-quiz.cgi


IANAL, and you should not depend on me for legal advice, but I feel
pretty comfortable in this area.

Regards,

--kevin
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