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Article #74825Re: Is FSF software really free. (fwd)
From: Garrett Wollman
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 1991 16:53
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 1991 16:53
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I am somewhat of two minds about the GPL. Basically, although I
reject the premise ("all software should be *Free"), I like the
instrument; that is, while I don't necessarily believe in Stallmanism,
I am quite happy to release my own code under such terms, because (in
general) it achieves what I want my "free" licensing terms to do.
I could just as easily use the New Berkeley terms (which are also used
by CMU-ITC and MIT), but I prefer somewhat stronger language. I will
probably use the LPL rather than the GPL when it comes out, as that is
somewhat closer to the level that I want.
There are also some terms that I would like to see in whatever license
regarding selling the software. In particular, I would like to see
language about sellers "making a good-faith effort to ensure that the
version they are distributing is the latest possible" or some such--if
I find a bug in my code, and fix it, I don't want people calling me
months down the road who just got the older version and were hit by
the bug.
-GAWollman
Garrett A. Wollman - wollman@emily.uvm.edu
Disclaimer: I'm not even sure this represents *my* opinion, never
mind UVM's, EMBA's, EMBA-CF's, or indeed anyone else's.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,9611924027140fff X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-01-31 06:42:31 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!bbn.com!nic!kira!emily!wollman From: wollman@emily.uvm.edu (Garrett Wollman) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Is FSF software really free. (fwd) Message-ID: <1991Jan30.165354.4762@uvm.edu> Date: 30 Jan 91 16:53:54 GMT References: <1686@tharr.UUCP> <BURLEY.91Jan29113805@geech.ai.mit.edu> <1991Jan30.065525.7659@julius.cs.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@uvm.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: University of Vermont - EMBA Computing Facility Lines: 24 Raymond-Protection: enabled