Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 23:49:28 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Idea: "GPL Plus" Message-ID: <199805060549.XAA02561@lariat.lariat.org>
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All: While I was dealing with the "Linux zealots" on the InfoWorld forum, I realized that one of the problems was that some of the people there were ideologically bound to the GPL. I don't think the GPL is optimal because, unlike the Berkeley license, it doesn't allow commercial re-use. So, tonight, while mulling over what transpired, I had an idea. How about drafting a license called "GPL Plus," which is -- essentially -- the GPL but includes terms for commercial re-use? It actually wouldn't be that far, in effect, from the Berkeley-style license. But perhaps the notion that this license is LIKE the GPL, but adds something (the potential to stimulate the development of commercial products) would help to convince some of these folks that it would be an improvement. What do you think? --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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