Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:32:30 -0500 (EST) From: "J. W. Brinkerhoff" <jwb@g0d.tbe.net> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mike Shaver: Netscape gives away source code for Communicator Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980123173129.14802A-100000@g0d.tbe.net> In-Reply-To: <34c82454.17691507@mail.cetlink.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, John Kelly wrote: > This is an interesting case of BSD vs. GPL. > > If Netscape used a BSD type license, Microsoft could take it and add > improvements and hide the improvements. With GPL, they can still take > it, but can't hide the improvements. At least not without getting > sued by Netscape. > > So GPL is better for Netscape. However, if I remember correctly the announcment said "GPL-Like" rather than the actual GPL license. So we will have to see exactly what Netscape deems to be similar to the GPL. - -jwb _____ ___ ___ |_ _| _ ) __| James W. Brinkerhoff <security@tbe.net, jwb@tbe.net> | | | _ \ _| TBE Network Security Administrator |_| |___/___| TBE Internet Services - 973.835.9696 <sales@tbe.net> Key fingerprint = 0E DA 27 39 91 1E B6 29 A4 D2 5E E5 FD 3B F4 3C -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNMkahaifyqXAOLcdAQGuawP/Q/hvgXiHqx1wqjDJNLrmgB+HsZHbOIU1 VLQW6bhuhc70zeCkyEJ4T6fDFYf9Nvo5ogI4IL4RZcJah+0cZWIELRswcDhGaMcl dpLQD3E5tapiamEVvqBL6+818kI/ZVWfWwXS9abUwCLTkwU96FxM8tsGa1MiKVMB q/I7waH36rI= =2qyK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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