[Asterisk-Dev] voicemail message number limits

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

> The thing is, that would also be illegal, so by reference what your saying
> is either not true/valid or proves my point above.

Um no, it wouldn't.

I make Apple pies.  I give away the recipe to my apple pies but reserve my 
copyright on the recipe.  You alter the recipe (add nutmeg) and make it 
better, and want me to include your alterations to the apple pie recipe in my 
next recipe publishing run.  I say fine, but I want you to give me your 
copyright to your nutmeg enhancement so that if I want to sell my recipe to 
Applebee's, I can do so without having to consult you or worry about you 
suing me for including nutmeg in the recipe.

You sign a piece of paper saying that I now own the copyright to your nutmeg 
enhancement to my recipe.  

I can do whatever I want with it now, and no, it's not illegal.  I can decide 
to take my recipe (with nutmeg) and make it private and not give it away 
anymore.  This is not illegal.  You gave me the right to do that.

I can't stop you (or anyone else) from taking the apple pie recipe I was 
giving away and doing what they want with it, but I can say I'm not giving it 
away any more.

Please, read up on the GPL and what it really does and does not provide.  As 
the copyright holder, Digium can do whatever they please with it.  When you 
sign over the disclaimer you are granted the ability to have your changes to 
Asterisk in the main Asterisk code branch, but in exchange you no longer have 
any rights over your code changes.

Again, this is not illegal nor against the GPL.

-A.