Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 17:32:12 +0000 (GMT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Phil Regnauld <regnauld@ftf.net> Cc: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, walton@nordicrecords.com Subject: Re: Berkeley removes Advertising Clause Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909021716400.6392-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <19990903013046.06406@ns.int.ftf.net>
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On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Phil Regnauld wrote: > David Schwartz writes: > > > > Responding with 2-4 word dumb questions just forces a pointless rehash of > > what everybody already knows. > > The question wasn't rhetoric. > > I'm glad you can answer for Brett. No need for sarcasm, the GPL makes it impossible for commercial companies to incorperate GPL'd code into a propriatary product. This kills the competative advantage the company has. You may think of it as a good thing (forcing source disclosure), but it's not the only way to get the results you want. Many companies have used BSD code and then contributed back some considerable pieces of work, at the same time keeping a competative edge by keeping certain things to themselves. Although many companies play the GPL game, this sort of symbiotic relationship would not be possible under the GPL and it makes for a much more attractive codebase. -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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