As a type O-positive human, I think the metaphor works quite well. I can donate blood that is compatible with folks that I can't receive blood from. In fact, I can only receive blood of another O-type individual (positive or negative). Yet my blood is compatible with that of all *-positive individuals (* = A, B, AB). I donate regularly (every 8-10 weeks or so), willingly and without need for compensation.
I didn't get to choose my blood type. But I can choose to be an ALv2 contributor and know that, technically, there is no one unable to use that contribution if they are able to use any at all. I can also continue to contribute to LibreOffice, although it is unlikely that I will ever contribute code there. That's like donating at a blood bank that only transfuses a single non-O type. Likewise, I do not read code having non-permissive licenses if I can avoid it. It is toxic for me (metaphorically and for practical reasons). - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Keith Curtis [mailto:keit...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 16:04 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: OpenOffice & LibreOffice On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Joe Schaefer <joe_schae...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > We are a type-O org. Anyone can take our blood and mix it with their own. > That "universal donor" condition places lots of restrictions on our > projects, but somehow they manage to release useful software. It is an interesting analogy, but seems not accurate because you can't mix with anything but type-O. The Linux kernel seems more of a type-O because it accepts both kinds of licenses. -Keith --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
