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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!coconut!aloha.com!jching From: jching@aloha.com (Jimen Ching) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: GPL (was Re: Linux vs FreeBSD) Followup-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Date: 29 Dec 1995 06:54:15 GMT Organization: FlexNet Inc, HAWAII Lines: 14 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4c03ao$qpu@news.aloha.com> References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <4b67mo$19l@dyson.iquest.net> <SJA.95Dec28115305@beta.hut.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: mango.aloha.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:32388 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:11709 Sakari Jalovaara (sja@beta.hut.fi) wrote: >> But that isn't really the point. What I then react _very_ badly to (I >> don't like flaming, but I do it on a few issues, this being one), is >> TOTAL JERKS who have the gall to question MY (conscious) choice of >> copyright. >Well said! This is one of the main reasons why I won't use the GPL. >I want to give users of my code the freedom to make this choice. And exactly what prevents my evil twin brother from *preventing* these same users from doing the same thing you so value? I.e. by using a stricter license, he can take this choice away from your users. --jc -- Jimen Ching (WH6BRR) jching@aloha.com wh6brr@uhm.ampr.org