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Date:      Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:00:09 -0700
From:      "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
To:        "Phil Schulz" <ph.schulz@gmx.de>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: GPL vs BSD Licence
Message-ID:  <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEJCEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
In-Reply-To: <418212DB.1010305@gmx.de>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Schulz [mailto:ph.schulz@gmx.de]
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:52 AM
> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
> Cc: davids@webmaster.com; chat@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence
> 
> 
>   So I cannot use GPL'ed (vs LGPL'ed) library for software w/o placing 
> the result under the GPL?

Correct - per the FSF's interpretation of the GPL.

>   I think I'm realizing once again that I don't fully get the GNU 
> interpretation of "free". To me, "free" means more sth like "here, take 
> it and do what you want w/ it, but don't bother me if you screw up" 
> which is why I favour BSD-style licensed software.
> 

I don't think that anyone really gets anything that RMS says about
anything.

Ted



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