Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 19:45:06 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Shigio Yamaguchi <shigio@tamacom.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GNU GLOBAL Message-ID: <37E44022.9126EB3F@softweyr.com> References: <199909181348.WAA02472@tamacom.com>
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Shigio Yamaguchi wrote:
>
> I'm the author of GLOBAL source code tag system.
>
> I have decided to release next version of GLOBAL as a GNU software.
> It means that it will be released under GPL instead of BSD license.
>
> This decision was made by practical reason, not by doctrine reason.
There are some types of software for which the GPL is the best license.
In my opinion, programming tools of many sorts -- compilers, linkers,
editors, assemblers -- fit into this category. Contrary to what some
believe, we BSD'ers are not rabid GPL haters, we just don't like to see
it attached to important pieces of software that developers might want
to turn into a product, because that limits the audience.
Thank you for telling us about your product.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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