Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 20:18:31 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL issues (Was: More important Windows Refund Day coverage) Message-ID: <4.1.19990222201531.03fc77d0@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <199902230246.TAA14178@usr08.primenet.com> References: <19990222143416.A25682@netmonger.net>
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At 02:46 AM 2/23/99 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: >If you support the goals of the GNU Manifesto, then I'd argue that >the GPL is a poor instrument by which the instrumentality that the >GNU Manifesto intends can be realized. > >A better instrument would be the Cygnus ECOS Public License, since >it takes specific notice of patent law and tit-for-tat patent >cross-licensing. > > http://www.cygnus.com/ecos/license.html > True, but it also forces disclosure of source code. This is a VERY serious issue in an embedded product, since the source code is key to differentiation in this market. The licensing essentially gives anyone the ability to copy the hard work you put into your product, gratis. Rather a Faustian bargain, I'd say. It's a bad business proposition. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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