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Article #878Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
From: Tim Haynes
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:00
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David Damerell <damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes: > <pac4854@my-deja.com> wrote: > >I think the open-source community would be V_E_R_Y interested in seeing > >how much of their GPL code is in the MSWindows products. Could explain > > Not to mention how much of the BSD networking stack - although that won't > be a reason to call the lawyers... This is something I've also been wondering a bit about - if source is truly Open, then I think the author is operating on the principle that it's more important that they and their code are doing the rounds, than that it's making them a quick buck. Of course, if it's Freeware then any ol' company can snatch it up and use it with no probs. If there's GPL'd stuff in there, then credit has to be given... and I guess that's where worries about M$loth's closets come to bear ;) The Debian philosophical pages seem to address this a bit - as an O.S. developer, do you want commercial s/ware to steal your code? - so a browse around <http://www.uk.debian.org/intro/free> might be amusing. But who is there to fight for the open-source model when its licenses are violated? ~Tim -- | Geek Code: GCS dpu s-:+ a-- C++++ UBLUAVHSC++++ P+++ L++ E--- W+++(--) N++ | w--- O- M-- V-- PS PGP++ t--- X+(-) b D+ G e++(*) h++(*) r--- y- | The sun is melting over the hills, | http://piglet.is.dreaming.org/ | All our roads are waiting / To be revealed | piglet@glutinous.custard.org
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From: "Tim Haynes" <piglet@glutinous.custard.org>
Subject: Re: Guilty, 'til proven guilty
Date: 2000/04/05
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