From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 27 17:56:19 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A048416A401; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:56:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D8C113C478; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:56:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l1RHu93a052148; Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:56:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:42:15 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <1172582011.26051.29.camel@jon.mn.mtu.net> In-Reply-To: <1172582011.26051.29.camel@jon.mn.mtu.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200702271242.16644.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:56:10 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/2664/Tue Feb 27 08:11:46 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Bruce Montague , doc@freebsd.org, Mike Miller , Jon Schewe , TCLUG List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] errors in "Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project" X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:56:19 -0000 On Tuesday 27 February 2007 08:13, Jon Schewe wrote: > On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 09:13 -0600, Mike Miller wrote: > > In the end, you basically suggest that the sole advantage of the BSD > > license over the GPL is that the BSD license attracts developers who want > > to use a proprietary model of software development. In other words, the > > BSD license is best for those who would like to profit from our code > > without giving back any code to the developer community. What's good > > about that? That clearly is the core issue. Couldn't you have left off > > nearly everything else and just told the reader why he should want his > > code to be used in proprietary software projects that compete with open > > source projects? > > What about people that want to use your project and are willing to give > back to the project patches to improve the project, but are unable to > open source the software they are writing that uses your project? Not to mention the whole BSD TCP/IP stack deal that improved interoperability of the internet since it wasn't encumbered with a more restrictive license, and thus both Open and Closed Source products could use it. The BSD license is about letting people share code with a very wide audience. -- John Baldwin