On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 10:08:57AM +0200, Frode Vatvedt Fjeld wrote:
> Frederick Bruckman <fb@enteract.com> writes:
> 
> > The Gnu community doesn't lose anything, because the present code,
> > patches and all, will always and forever be available under the GPL.
> 
> I thought the point of the GPL was that not only the original work
> must be kept available (i.e. IrDA as it is today), but that also
> _everything_ that is derived from that work must be under GPL as well?

Yes, if you are not the author and copyrightholder. I cannot imagine
the GPL actually restricting the rights of the copyrightholder itself
(unless copyright has been transferred to the FSF or such).

Feico.