Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 03:23:43 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPL issues (Was: More important Windows Refund Day Message-ID: <199902230323.UAA15544@usr08.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990222201531.03fc77d0@mail.lariat.org> from "Brett Glass" at Feb 22, 99 08:18:31 pm
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> >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. I think you have misread the license: 3.7. Larger Works. You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other code not governed by the terms of this License and distribute the Larger Work as a single product. In such a case, You must make sure the requirements of this License are fulfilled for the Covered Code. > Rather a Faustian bargain, I'd say. It's a bad business proposition. "If you support the goals of the GNU Manifesto..." Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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