🚀 go-pugleaf

Thanks to all who replied to my question about non-GPL distribution
of GPLed code, provided that all of the code is yours alone.

I'd like to make the point that this issue could be a major impediment
to many people considering using the GPL for their code.  I remember
when I first looked at the GPL, I was thinking along the lines of
"Well, if I release this under the GPL, then I will never be able to
use it in a non-GPL program, ever!  And anything derived from this
piece of code could lead to some nasty questions from an over-zealous
GPL freak.  Hmmm... better not.  My code is mine!!!"

Of course, the above thoughts are completely false and unfounded, but
that fact is not obvious, or at least it wasn't to me.

Several people asked me who owns the copyright on the code.  Well,
here's a sample program header:

*
*  Name:          libhdr.a
*
*  Description:   Universal Amiga shared library controller
*
*  Copyright:     1991-1992 by David Jones.
*
*  Distribution:
*    This source file is released under the terms and conditions of the
*  GNU General Public Library License, which should have been included
*  ith this source distribution.  If you do not have a copy of this
*  license, then write to both of the following:
*
*           The Free Software Foundation     David Jones
*           675 Mass Ave                     6730 Tooney Drive
*           Cambridge, MA                    Orleans, Ontario
*           02139                            K1C 6R4
*           USA                              Canada
*
*  Usenet:  gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu              dej@qpoint.amiga.ocunix.on.ca
*  Fidonet:                                  1:163/109.8
*
*
*  There is NO WARRANTY associated with this software; refer to "gpll.doc"
*  for details.
*

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 David Jones               UUCP: dej@qpoint.amiga.ocunix.on.ca
 6730 Tooney Drive         Alt:  David_Jones@p8.f109.n163.z1.fidonet.org
 Orleans, Ontario          Fido: 1:163/109.8                    
 K1C 6R4                                                        
 CANADA                    AMIGA: Advanced Multimedia with
                                  Interactive Graphics and Audio