[CS-FSLUG] GNU believers

[Aaron Patrick Lehmann]

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 09:00:25PM -0500, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
> >
> >Thus is my point.  I have no trouble with someone taking my code and 
> >making a
> >derivative closed-source version.  I fail to see the "freedom" in a 
> >liscense
> >that takes away choices from developers.
> 	
> 	Which is why it is good there is the BSD license. On the other hand, 
> 	I would not release my code under a license that allows the code to be 
> taken an not returned. I don't want someone to beat me at my own game, 
> is it were, by taking my code, going proprietary and then feeding off 
> my improvements to crush support for my open code base.
> 
> 	I'm not saying the GPL is right for everyone, but I think it is 
> 	still unfair to call it viral. It doesn't infect your code, it only adds it 
> terms onto what you do when you are simply expanding *my* code.

I'm using the word "viral" in its technical sense.  In other words, it tends to
spread.  I'm not using it aas an insult.  Possibly I was unclear about this.

Aaron Lehmann
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