Let's say I let people play with my toy & make any changes to it. But if they make any changes / improvements to the toy, I can incorporate the same changes in my original toy. Then which licence is best to use?
Not an IP lawyer myself, but I’m thinking about your question. It seems to me that if you use a license that requires others to use the same license when they change it, then you could use it again and so forth. What do you think?
So if the other user has added a new feature to the toy or made an improvement, I could also add the same feature or improvement in my toy without any restriction right? Provided that the license must remain the same under the license terms.
It seems so, just the restrictions mentioned in the license. According to TLDR;Legal (loved the name of the website, btw):
GPL v.2: You may copy, distribute and modify the softwareas long as you track changes/dates in source files. Any modifications to or software including (via compiler) GPL-licensed code must also be made available under the GPL along with build & install instructions.
Let's say I let people play with my toy & make any changes to it. But if they make any changes / improvements to the toy, I can incorporate the same changes in my original toy. Then which licence is best to use?
Not an IP lawyer myself, but I’m thinking about your question. It seems to me that if you use a license that requires others to use the same license when they change it, then you could use it again and so forth. What do you think?
I guess it’s GPL, but better check it!
Thanks for your comment, by the way. I delved deeper here:
GNU Public License (GPL) vs. MIT: Choosing the best for Open Source
OpenSourcee ・ Nov 10
So if the other user has added a new feature to the toy or made an improvement, I could also add the same feature or improvement in my toy without any restriction right? Provided that the license must remain the same under the license terms.
It seems so, just the restrictions mentioned in the license. According to TLDR;Legal (loved the name of the website, btw):
GPL v.2:
You may copy, distribute and modify the software as long as you track changes/dates in source files. Any modifications to or software including (via compiler) GPL-licensed code must also be made available under the GPL along with build & install instructions.
Super thanks to you!
If I remember correctly there is also GPL v.3 out there too. Are there any key differences between v2 & v3?
This means there will probably be a third post! Let’s dig deeper! BRB