On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 05:57:13PM +0900, Philip Rushik wrote: > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Sylvain BERTRAND <sylw...@legeek.net> wrote: > > 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. > > I'm not weak/stupid enough to let go the advantages of the > > protection of the GNU GPL for that. Please! > > > > I know what's the most important: protection against code closing. > > > > Can I point out real quick that I addressed this? "Code closing" is a > terrible argument as I pointed out, MIT/BSD protects from "code > closing", even a public domain release would protect from "code > closing". > > This is the same logic that led to DRM and the DCMA.
"Code closing" is a shorcut. Basically GNU GPL does forbid open code to be copied for use in closed source components (you have a middle ground with the *lesser* versions of the GNU GPL). I was asked off-list to shut down all my threads. If you want to know who and why, don't hesitate to ask me off-list. regards, -- Sylvain
