Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 18:52:29 -0500 From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu> To: softweyr@xmission.com Cc: cmott@srv.net, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPL Message-ID: <199702182352.SAA09940@kropotkin.gnu.ai.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199702180517.WAA17000@obie.softweyr.ml.org> (message from Wes Peters on Mon, 17 Feb 1997 22:17:13 -0700 (MST))
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> > I have seen a number of back handed comments towards the GNU public > > license. For individualistic (not particularly rational) reasons, I > > prefer not to attach the GPL to any piece of free software I write. What > > is the complaint that others have with GPL? >The major complaint is that it restricts the use of the software >extensively. You cannot, for instance, distribute binary-only copies of >GPL'ed software. Nor can you sell derivative works of GPL'ed >software. Point of order: You can sell derivative works of GPL'ed software, as well as GPL'ed software itself. Walnut Creek does so, NeXT did (does?). -- http://www.wp.com/piquan --- Joel Ray Holveck --- joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu All my opinions are my own, not the FSF's, my employer's, or my dog's. Second law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation -- core dumped
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