--- "Geir Magnusson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2007, at 4:03 AM, Christopher Mahan wrote: > > > > > --- David Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> GPL says: > >> > >> "If you want to redistribute MY code you must give me the > changes > >> to MY > >> distribution that YOU have changed and you MUST license YOUR > code > >> under > >> MY license if YOUR code requires a significant proportion of MY > >> code to > >> compile or work as specified". > > > > Exactly, and here's why: > > > > I do 50% of the work, you do 50% of the work, we both enjoy 100% > of > > the product. I am not restricting your use of my code as long as > you > > allow me to use the code you write alongside it. > > > > It's fair. People are much more likely to contribute when they > know > > that those who will use their product will also have to share the > > source code. > > Do you have any data to support that statement? Projects seem to > thrive under all kinds of licenses.
Even proprietary ones. In FLOSS, perception is reality, Mr. Harmony. Say Hi to Jim Driscoll. Chris Mahan 818.943.1850 cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.christophermahan.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
