Hello Jeremy.
> If I put patches out there and
> don't try to incorporate them into the body of the program by submitting
> them, what is the legal position on that? You are not distributing a
> modified version of the program, but the modifications alone.
Distribution is only one of the rights. The copyright might disallow the
patches to start with.
You seem to be oblivious to the concept that publishing patches to a program can
cause large financial problems for other users and/or the author. In the former
case, your patches might not work correctly. Since you claim to own them you
should be prepared to pay for the losses they cause.
In the latter case, the original author might suffer because of loss of
reputation, time spent on technical support, and loss of income from his
extended warranty plan. So you should be prepared for him to sue you, too.
Regards,
John
John Souvestre - Integrated Data Systems - (504) 355-0609
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