Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:10:35 +0200 From: Phil Regnauld <regnauld@ftf.net> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, walton@nordicrecords.com Subject: Re: Berkeley removes Advertising Clause Message-ID: <19990903111035.34383@ns.int.ftf.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909021716400.6392-100000@fw.wintelcom.net>; from Alfred Perlstein on Thu, Sep 02, 1999 at 05:32:12PM %2B0000 References: <19990903013046.06406@ns.int.ftf.net> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909021716400.6392-100000@fw.wintelcom.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Alfred Perlstein writes: > > No need for sarcasm, the GPL makes it impossible for commercial companies > to incorperate GPL'd code into a propriatary product. This kills the > competative advantage the company has. There, you said it: "makes it impossible for commercial companies" -- that assumes a certain definition of "commercial companies", and to what extent it's "impossible" for them. In the traditional approach of protecting a trade-secret, maybe. But I like people to explain things instead of repeating them like lemmings. > You may think of it as a good thing (forcing source disclosure), > but it's not the only way to get the results you want. I'm neutral to the GPL: I don't use it, but if it fits someone's purpose, good for them. I don't like people who aggressively promote it as the One True License either. But the license in itself is not evil. Just a choice, that people should consider CAREFULLY before making it. There was a very good interview (in one Login of L. Peter Deutsch about his writing Ghostscript, and why he regretted using the GPL). > Although many companies play the GPL game, this sort of symbiotic > relationship would not be possible under the GPL and it makes for > a much more attractive codebase. I don't know about "not possible" -- more difficult in a very competitive envrionment, maybe. -- Division by Zero error -- multiplying by zero to recover. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?19990903111035.34383>