Discuss: BSD Protection License
De Bug
debug at centras.lt
Wed Mar 13 15:31:53 UTC 2002
> No, it isn't. The intent is to ensure that a "free for both open and
>closed source use" body of code can't be turned into a "free for open
>source use only" body of code. I mention "GPL-taint" because the GPL is
>the most common example of an (from my point of view) overly restrictive
>license.
Yes indeed GPL is overly restrictive.
Free software under GPL is important because among other things
it enforces free competition but...
read carefully what the following practices mean:
>No. All the software we develop is open source / free
>software. The core MySQL[tm] server is under GPL. Some other
>modules are under LGPL or some other open source licence. We
>DO SELL COMMERCIAL LICENCES OF our own OPEN SOURCE software,
>but that does not limit the availability of the same code
>under open source.
Well it really does not limit the availability under GPL
but one single commercial licence introduces unfaircompetition -
those under GPL are discriminized compared with those under commercial licence
> Handling copyright in this way also allows us to sell commercial
>licences to those who do not wish to be bound by the GPL
>licence terms, and when doing so, we can afford to hire more
>developers.
Sure enough but all this is at cost of users under GPL
I find this practice to be a worm of lust in free software movement
Would not it be fair in case at least one commercial licence comes out
to immediatelly and automatically switch from GPL to LGPL
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De Bug
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