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From: Kyle Jones
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1992 01:21
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1992 01:21
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> > What ever happened to the concept of compromise? > > Hoarding free software is anathema to the FSF. There can be no > compromise. Actually, I have to recant here. As was pointed out to me via e-mail, this statement is too broad. I still think there is no compromising with those who want to hoard a piece of GPL'd software forever. However, I can see an arrangement where a software vendor is allowed to hoard and sell a derivative of a GPL'd program for x years. At the end of x years, source for all distributed derived works would have to be distributed under the terms of the GPL. The value of x would be negotiated as part of the terms of the agreement. This could be beneficial for both the FSF and the software vendor.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,e71af1b1f401c58d X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-02-10 17:30:43 PST Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!uunet!kyle From: kyle@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones) Subject: compromise Message-ID: <1992Feb11.012148.17203@uunet.uu.net> Sender: usenet@uunet.uu.net (UseNet News) Nntp-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Organization: UUNET Communications Services References: <1992Feb4.194002.25273@uunet.uu.net> <1992Feb6.183058.17731@alphalpha.com> <1992Feb10.065321.24815@uunet.uu.net> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1992 01:21:48 GMT