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Re: why the library license

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From: Sakari Jalovaara
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1991 15:33
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> I can, legally, take any PD software, package it up, and sell it
> to all buyers without giving the authors a dime or any kind of
> recognition.

> The GPL is one way of getting such protection, which any software producer
> needs!                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  ^^^^^^

Really?  I don't write programs for fame (no thanks) or money (yes
please but not if it hurts more important goals.)  I try not to be
jealous if someone else makes money.  All kinds of naive idealists
around here, huh?!

I _want_ others to be able to take my PD software, use and sell it
or pieces of it if they want to.  I can't use(*) GPL or GPL-infected
software because it tries to prevent me from doing that with my own
work (and even worse, it tries to make me pass on the restrictions
to others.)

(*)"use" of source code considered here more than compiling&running.
									++sja
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From: sja@sirius.hut.fi (Sakari Jalovaara)
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Subject: Re: why the library license
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