Dear FSF India community,

I wish to get answer to a specific doubt, and I feel that this is a good place to get it resolved.

I have recently published a software under GPLv3+. It so happens that a collaborator of mine is insisting on changing the name of the package. However, since the package is already in a public domain, I feel that it is not permitted by the license to rename it. As per my understanding, a modification is allowed but then it must involve some change to the underlying source code, not mere renaming of the package.

Also, since we are the authors of the original package also, would it be appropriate to not explicitly credit the authors of the original package in case we are allowed to publish the package with the exactly same source code but different name? If not, what is the best way ahead?

Thanks and regards,

SS

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 Snehal M Shekatkar

Pune, India

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