Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 13:50:28 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@iquest.net> To: brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, jcwells@u.washington.edu, hasty@rah.star-gate.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fascinating GPL License 8) Message-ID: <199902201850.NAA79492@y.dyson.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990219111737.03fbfd90@mail.lariat.org> from Brett Glass at "Feb 19, 99 11:18:59 am"
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Brett Glass said: > At 06:14 PM 2/19/99 +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > >UCB's CSRG had the same requirement for BSD code. It resulted in > >"one blob" as well... a "blob" with a BSD license, and only one > >advertising clause. > > That's quite a bit less obnoxious. It works better because the owner > can assign the copyright and still use the code for commercial purposes. > That's not possible under the General Poverty License. > That is the best description of the "GPL" I have EVER heard... More like GPLEFCVA$C... General poverty license except for cdrom vendors and $upport companies. (Hey, I don't care if people make money -- however developers should directly be in the money pipeline also !!!) -- John | Never try to teach a pig to sing, dyson@iquest.net | it makes one look stupid jdyson@nc.com | and it irritates the pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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