[Ilugc] We Don't Need the GPL Anymore
- From: vamlists@xxxxxxx (Vamsee Kanakala)
- Date: Fri Jul 1 17:55:06 2005
Binand Sethumadhavan wrote:
That's not from me. Read more about it at:
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/30/esr_interview.html
Holy cow. I never thought I'll see ESR talking rationally. So the hell
does freeze over, sometimes. Coming to point, I was never too
comfortable about the 'viral' aspect of GPL. Yes, you let others play
with your code. It's your privilege. But is it really ethical to force
them to do the same? Just because they want to use the code you already
gave away, should you bind them into giving their IP away? I don't think
so.
Popular or not, BSD-style licencing is the true open-source, me thinks.
Let the flames begin.
Vamsee.
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