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From: rmk@rmkhome.com (Rick Kelly)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: 13 Dec 1995 05:21:54 GMT
Organization: The Man With Ten Cats
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BENJAMIN A LINDSTROM (bl03@uwrf.edu) wrote:
: Rick Kelly (rmk@rmkhome.com) wrote:
: : Erik Corry (erik@kroete2.freinet.de) wrote:
: : : You say the FreeBSD kernel is 'unencumbered with the GPL'. The GPL
: : : may be an encumberance to you, but to Linux/GNU developers, the
: : : BSD license is also an encumberance: which means you can't use
: : : BSD code in the Linux kernel or in a GPL'ed application.
: :
: : : The other major encumberance of the GPL is that noone can 'do a BSDI'
: : : with Linux, i.e. copy the code and create a private version. That's not
: : : perceived as a disadvantage by most Linux developers, in fact for many
: : : it is a prerequisite. For example, Alan Cox has stated that he does
: : : GPL development for free, but wants to be paid for development under
: : : other licenses.
: :
: : Linus has the primary copyright on the Linux kernel. He can do with it
: : what he wants, including removing it from the GPL...
: Sorry..It's very hard to take something out of GPL once it's in it.=)
: You have to re-write all the parts that are GPLed. So this part of your
: logic is not really good.=) Try again!
So you're saying that the GPL is basically a fascist licence?
Putting something under GPL causes lack of ownership for the author?
Guess I'll never GPL any of my stuff.
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Rick Kelly rmk@tencats.rmkhome.com rmk@rmkhome.com
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