Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 01:43:10 -0700 (PDT) From: <unknown@riverstyx.net> To: Lee Cremeans <lcremeans@erols.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What's wrong with GPL? (was Re: Jordan the Confused) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9904160137060.32489-100000@hades.riverstyx.net> In-Reply-To: <19990416024004.A731@erols.com>
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I guess that's important to some people... I don't see how it's a big deal though. My code, my option, right? At least under the GPL, any development done gets fed right back into the development cycle and increases the worth of the project. That's really the difference, I think. The GPL is designed to further the original project, while the BSD license is designed to increase the worth of the "universal code base". --- tani hosokawa river styx internet On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Lee Cremeans wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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