Re: [foxboro] User Group SA

> Deo, Terry wrote:
>=20
> > Linux and BSD are great options, but I would rather have a
> > product supported by 2 large companies with a commitment to work
> > together.
>=20
> Hi Terry,
>=20
> the nice thing about BSD is that you support it _yourself_.=20
> Take it and=20
> it's yours. Don't want to release the source code of your work? Fine.
>=20
> The BSD license places no restrictions on you regarding what=20
> you do with=20
> it or code derived from it. On the other hand, the GPL used in Linux=20
> requires you to make available the source code of derived works.

This is only half true.  The Linux kernel is licensed under the GPL,
and many of the programs run under the distributions use the GPL,
the licenses for most libraries are LGPL, and they do not require
that you make available the source to link to the library.

Mark Blunier
 
 
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