Comments on: GPL vs The World http://www.symphonious.net/2004/02/20/gpl-vs-the-world/ Living in a state of accord. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:26:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian McCallister http://www.symphonious.net/2004/02/20/gpl-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Brian McCallister Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=30#comment-34 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: MJR http://www.symphonious.net/2004/02/20/gpl-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-35 MJR Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=30#comment-35 Interesting opinion, but harmed by some bugs in the basic ideas. For example, "open source" and "commercial" are not opposites, unless you have some particularly strange definition that you use. Anyway, I think the reason that ASL-1 fans have problems with GPL is because it prevents addition of further conditions and most ASL-1 fans seem to like adding their own "Your announcement must praise ME!" condition to the permission grant. Their position is a lot weaker than FreeBSD fans. Personally, I'm more concerned that people will misapply ASL-2.0 by claiming that something like "Ode to my goldfish" in the NOTICE file is an attribution notice. The patent termination stuff does seem close to the borderline, though. Interesting opinion, but harmed by some bugs in the basic ideas. For example, “open source” and “commercial” are not opposites, unless you have some particularly strange definition that you use.

Anyway, I think the reason that ASL-1 fans have problems with GPL is because it prevents addition of further conditions and most ASL-1 fans seem to like adding their own “Your announcement must praise ME!” condition to the permission grant. Their position is a lot weaker than FreeBSD fans.

Personally, I’m more concerned that people will misapply ASL-2.0 by claiming that something like “Ode to my goldfish” in the NOTICE file is an attribution notice. The patent termination stuff does seem close to the borderline, though.

]]> By: Steve: developing on the edge http://www.symphonious.net/2004/02/20/gpl-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Steve: developing on the edge Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=30#comment-36 <strong>GPL and ASF licenses</strong> Other people in a apache land are unhappy with the current FSF stance on the Apache License. Even though the new license was written to be compatible, the FSF dont like it, and still say 'stop using Apache'. I think... GPL and ASF licenses

Other people in a apache land are unhappy with the current FSF stance on the Apache License. Even though the new license was written to be compatible, the FSF dont like it, and still say ’stop using Apache’. I think…

]]> By: Bagel Belly Blog http://www.symphonious.net/2004/02/20/gpl-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Bagel Belly Blog Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=30#comment-37 <strong>Free Software Fascism</strong> Leo Simmons urges you to "not use the GPL or LGPL for software you write". He gives some reasonable justification for his policy. Not sure I agree, but he has his reasons. One of the comments below his post is the funniest thing I've read in a long tim... Free Software Fascism

Leo Simmons urges you to “not use the GPL or LGPL for software you write”. He gives some reasonable justification for his policy. Not sure I agree, but he has his reasons. One of the comments below his post is the funniest thing I’ve read in a long tim…

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