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Re: GPL traitor !
From: |
Erik Funkenbusch |
Subject: |
Re: GPL traitor ! |
Date: |
Tue, 5 May 2009 22:23:49 -0500 |
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On Tue, 05 May 2009 23:12:10 GMT, Thufir Hawat wrote:
> On Tue, 05 May 2009 12:36:00 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 5 May 2009 13:01:41 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out
>>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 5 May 2009 07:13:19 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Nice summary of standard legal procedure, corner cases, and
>>>>> descriptions of uninformed people.
>>>>>
>>>>> You know, the tip-of-the-iceberg stuff that people focus on for
>>>>> purposes of FUD, while the vast majority /depend/ on the GPL.
>>>>
>>>> None of which supports Alan's argument that nobody can honestly
>>>> misunderstand the GPL.
>>>
>>> Nobody can honestly not understand the main meanings of the GPL.
>>>
>>> That being said, version 3 is a bit more difficult to follow.
>>
>> ahh.. now you move the goalpost.. the "main meaning". The main meaning
>> is certainly clear, but the details are where the trouble lies, and
>> where most people don't understand or interpret differently.
>
> Some the misunderstandings you cite are effects of the GPL. For
> instance, sure, there's only a downstream requirment, but, in effect
> improvements will make their way upstream. So, what's the harm of this
> misconception?
No, improvements don't necessarily make their way upstream. Let's say I
create an app derived from GPL code. I sell it for $1 million dollars. Do
you really think the guy that paid $1 million for it will just give the
code away to others? Nope.
- Re: GPL traitor !, (continued)
- Re: GPL traitor !, Rjack, 2009/05/04
- Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hadron, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Erik Funkenbusch, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Peter Köhlmann, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hadron, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Thufir Hawat, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !,
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- Re: GPL traitor !, DFS, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Peter Köhlmann, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Thufir Hawat, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/05/05
- Re: GPL traitor !, Tim Smith, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Hadron, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, JEDIDIAH, 2009/05/06
- Re: GPL traitor !, Tim Smith, 2009/05/06