On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:35:39PM -0600, Anthony J. Bentley wrote: > Sylvain BERTRAND writes: > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 09:32:33PM -0600, Anthony J. Bentley wrote: > > > Sylvain BERTRAND writes: > > >> I firmely disagree with you on this: the event of somebody hurt > > >> by the GNU GPL with real life facts is of highest importance for > > >> all open source coders. And communication would have been > > >> an enrichment for the suckless community. > > >> The thread will die because I think those facts do not exist. > > > > > > You have already been provided with the classical case, which you > > > immediate > > ly > > > dismissed as "biased", no reason given. Other real-world examples, like > > > the > > > gratuitous incompatibility of different GPL versions as in LibreDWG or > > > Samb > > a, > > > have been brought up on this list in previous discussions. > > > > I heard about GNU GPL version wars, was only aware of the benign > > Linus T. one. > > > > Let me laught: > > Do you really think a GNU GPL version war can reasonnably > > compensate the defect of code closing from MIT/BSD-like licenses. > > Yes.
Then, this is a weakness. I don't belong to the people with that weakness. But I do understand than the GNU GPL bashers will use those cases to leverage that weakness in others about plain GNU GPL versioning. I can from now warn open source devs about it, to help them build resolve against those people (usually the same type of hypocrites I was talking about in my previous message) who *will* leverage this fear. I have to thank you because I don't how that matter has been eluding me for so long. You are the first person to reveal to me clear cut issues with plain GNU GPL versions (*lesser* versions are fine). Well, there is the Linus T. thingy with the GNU GPLv3 but it's totally benign. Basically in the end, my GNU GPLv3 only driver module for linux *is* illegal. I have to admit it now since I got *finally* clear cut infos on that matter, and not vague and mere suggestions, like people feared I get interested in the subjet and build a defense against it... which now is built. I'll have to re-license my driver module to using the the linux GNU GPLv2. I'm not a moron like AMD catalyst devs or NVIDIA devs who do quite worse. When provided with the right and accurate information that clearly shows me something I did wrong, I clean my mess... if that information reached me early enough. That said, I was asked off-list to shutdown all my threads. If you want to know who and why, please ask me off-list. regards, -- Sylvain
