[Sussex] A brief quesiton about GPL ...

[Steve Dobson]

Nik

On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 02:35:36PM +0100, Nicholas Butler wrote:
> Ive written some BASH Scripts to answer a problem in a open Source 
> package we use. I like the scripts and they do the job , though as usual 
> they are very functional . Id like to publish them , but id like to 
> maintain the right to be credited if people take the scripts and edit them.
> 
> Am I being petty , is GPL a hammer to crack this  nut ?
> 
> What do you think?

Sort of (take a look at section 2):
    a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices
    stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.

So buy putting a "Change Log" at the top will make it easier for a
modifier to just add his/her entry and thus show the pedigree.  Of
cause that doesn't stop me from deleting it and publishing, but I
must show this is a derivate work so somewhere I have to give you
credit -- or at least reference you original.

Steve
IANAL