On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Sebin Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > Siju, > > A doubt. > > Why exactly are you saying that GPL is "all take and no give back," while > the GPL advocates reuse and derivative works? The only loop that GPL > maintains is that, if you make upon GPL'd code, it should also be given back > in the same license conditions. Aren't it the strength of GPL, where as BSD > licensed code can be used and stolen, ie, there is no clause that one should > give it back. I admire the dedication of BSD guys. But I do not admire the > fact that even proprietary companies can use that free code and make the > derivative non free. >
Hey I am not a BSD guy or a GPL guy first of all. I beleive any author should be free to give his or her Licence to His/Or her work. When FSF got institutionalized unde certain freaks they started radical stuff like the webpage that you see in the first mail in this thread. BSD code cannot be stolen. It can be used by all. The BSD code can be stolen is a myth that GPL guys propogated for some time. When they tried to steal it the LAW came into play and they could not do it. GPL in itself does not encourage but forces to share. Where as BSD Licence encourages to share in an ethical way. The problem is GPL freaks says Propreitery poeple does not Open Source their code. But after all it is a code they have written they have the right to do what ever they want with it. The law gives them that right. If you don't want to use it then don't use it! Propreitry people have taken BSD code a lot and have given a back at numerous times. What the GPL guys tried to do this time was that Take BSD code and re licence it as GPL so that BSD guys can't take back anything. The LAW requires that if some one takes a BSD licnece and adds GPL code the file should be dual licenced thus the resulting code is accessible to the BSD guys too. Isn't that fair? You take some thing from some one and give them back? Isn't that freedom? But now GPL guys tried to delete the BSD licence from those files and thus make it GPL only. They found that it is not lawful to do that! And there the myth they spread that BSD licenced software can be stolen. It is all in the public archives. A lot of people who speak about licneces does not know any thing about it but to interpret the words acording to their english knowledge. Well they can interpret as they want but only what the court interprets will stand legally :-) That is one reason I don't try to correct guys who interpret it in thier terms on a mailinglist or so. If they really wanted to learn the truth they will go and read :-) others who are bent on saying my rabbit has 3 horns let them do it ;-) So to learn about licences start from http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/trtdocs_wo001.html kind Regards -Siju _______________________________________________ Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org #[email protected]
