Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 02:40:04 -0400 From: Lee Cremeans <lcremeans@erols.com> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What's wrong with GPL? (was Re: Jordan the Confused) Message-ID: <19990416024004.A731@erols.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990415225959.18984B-100000@dsinw.com>; from rick hamell on Thu, Apr 15, 1999 at 11:23:20PM -0700 References: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9904152249400.26803-100000@hades.riverstyx.net> <Pine.BSF.3.91.990415225959.18984B-100000@dsinw.com>
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On Thu, Apr 15, 1999 at 11:23:20PM -0700, rick hamell wrote: > > > There've been a couple people complaining about the GPL on this list in > > the past few messages -- any particular reason why? RMS is a bit of a > > prick (especially recently -- I can't believe he wants to rename Linux to > > GNU/Linux because it tends to ship with Gnu tools), but I don't see a > > problem with the actual license. > > This was my questions too. What makes GPL worse then the FreeBSD > licence? Maybe it's more obvious if I wasn't a relative newbie. Well, the difference is that the BSD license is friendlier to people who want to "borrow" BSD code to use in a closed-source project. The GPL requires that all modifications to GPL'd code stay under the GPL, making it a pain to use when you want to make proprietary enhancements to it. BSD, however, just asks that you give credit where it's due. The GPL reflects a vision of RMS's where all software is free (i.e. comes with buildable source etc.). Not everyone wants to go quite that far. (as for RMS being a prick about GNU/Linux, I think he's just jealous because Linux beat him to having a working kernel by several years...remember, GNU was intended to be a full Unix clone.) -lee -- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Lee Cremeans -- Manassas, VA, USA (WakkyMouse on WTnet) | | lcremeans@erols.com | http://wakky.dyndns.org/~lee | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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