[darcs-users] Re: how to redistribute darcs+Eclipse

[Jamie Webb]

On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 01:23:52PM +0200, Ketil Malde wrote:
> 
> One question: if a patch (ie. a modification to an existing work) is
> indeed a derived work, does that mean I cannot fork GPL projects
> without the blessing of the maintainer?  I.e:
> 
> The GPL, of course, states that I may distribute modified works as
> long as I provide the modifications under the GPL.  But, what if the
> original author -- who by assumption holds part of the copyright --
> refuses to agree to GPL-license my patch?

The maintainer has already given you permission to make and distribute
patches under the GPL. See section 2.

-- Jamie Webb