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compromise

#72379
From: Kyle Jones
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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