Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:23:32 +0000 From: Richard Smith <rsmith@trltech.co.uk> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Your misconceptions about the GPL Message-ID: <383A5D14.572D31E3@trltech.co.uk> References: <4.2.0.58.19991122123435.042bf850@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote: > > The GPL does not meet the criteria for an open source license. First, > it discriminates against a field of endeavor: the creation of > commercial software. Second, it requires a "fee" before you can > distribute works based upon the software: namely, the forfeiture of > the value of your own code. For both of these reasons, the GPL > is not a legitimate open source license. Surely this second point is _your_ misconception (and a common misconception) about the GPL, namely, confusing owned code and derived works. I could release my new megasuite under either BSD or GPL and will forfeit monetary gain through either route. Richard, who _has_ read the GPL and _is_ a BSD enthusiast. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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