Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Why Isn't GNU Radio Used More?

[Philip Balister]

On 05/09/2011 11:57 AM, Michael Dickens wrote:
> Intellectual Property: Many people / companies view the GPL as being 
> incompatible with IP -- and, whether true or not, this perception is certainly 
> an issue.  To make progress here, maybe GNU Radio could take Ettus' UHD 
> dual-license approach, if that is still possible?  I don't know if the FSF (the 
> copyright owner) would allow such a change; further, even with that change, I 
> think a separate company would need to be setup to deal with the non-GPL 
> license.  I think having a less-restrictive license than the GPL would 
> encourage adoption of GNU Radio in places where IP is an issue. - MLD

I don't see any point trying to appease the free software is anti IP 
crowd. They will just invent new excuses. It is our job to help these 
people understand how things really work.

I'm also less inclined to contribute to projects using BSD style 
licenses since I see no benefit to me, to contribute to a project that 
can be used for profit by people who do not plan to share the code with 
their customers.

Anyway, the largest generator of dollars in the free software world is 
the Linux kernel, and that is GPL. So economics suggest GPL is the way 
to go.

Philip