>Rolf Braun wrote:
>> >On Wed, 13 May 1998, Rolf Braun wrote:
>> >> And what about the following text controls _how_ the source is
>>distributed?
>> >
>> >>  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>> >>  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>> >
>> >That one. diffs almost never include the copyright and license.
>>
>> IMHO, that's really a nit to pick given that the diffs will be used to
>> patch source files that DO have the copyright notice.
>
>That's quite an assumption to make, and I'm pretty sure that you'll find
>you're wrong in this case.  There are people who are quite willing to
>strip these notices off of files.
>
>However, I believe the real reason why you wouldn't want to allow this is
>that it makes the license less enforceable in a legal sense if you allow
>people to distribute your code in this manner.  Like David, tho, IANAL.

I guess you have a point there.

>I Am Not A Lawyer :-)

Hehe. IANAL either. :-)

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