Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread DM Smith
On Jan 26, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: > DM Smith wrote: >> On Jan 26, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: >> >> >>> am I forced to >>> use GPL for both the server and the client or would this just be the >>> server since it interfaces directly with a sword based lib/app? >>> >> >> On

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread Jason Galyon
DM Smith wrote: > On Jan 26, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: > > >> am I forced to >> use GPL for both the server and the client or would this just be the >> server since it interfaces directly with a sword based lib/app? >> > > Only the server for the reason you stated. This is a fun

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread DM Smith
On Jan 26, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: > am I forced to > use GPL for both the server and the client or would this just be the > server since it interfaces directly with a sword based lib/app? Only the server for the reason you stated. This is a fundamental loophole/flaw in the GPL.

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread Chris Little
On Jan 26, 2008, at 11:10 AM, Jason Galyon wrote: > > This is full of angst and ignorance. I would expect that of a child > but > not a Christian. If you can not develop a frontend (for example) in > whatever OSI approved license you choose then I believe that is one of > the many reasons why

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread Jason Galyon
Thank you for being a voice of reason and self control. There are valid issues for the protecting of work and the desire to allow for wide dissemination that get burried under pagan trivia and self serving agendas and rage. My concern is that the portions I write not be viral. I am not really

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread Jason Galyon
Eeli Kaikkonen wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Jason Galyon wrote: > > >> On that subject >> >> Free as in Freedom >> >> Is Sword available under a dual license btw? This probably has already >> been answered but I am failing to find it currently. >> >> Some believe the GPL to be restrictive and

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread Jason Galyon
Chris Little wrote: > On Jan 25, 2008, at 8:52 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: > > >> On that subject >> >> Free as in Freedom >> >> Is Sword available under a dual license btw? This probably has >> already >> been answered but I am failing to find it currently. >> > > Sword and all works based

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread DM Smith
On Jan 26, 2008, at 8:53 AM, DM Smith wrote: > The upshot is that it may not be possible > to use Sword with any other third party code that is open source. This is worded badly. I only mean to point out that there are some licenses that are not compatible and third party code licensed under

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread DM Smith
On Jan 26, 2008, at 3:12 AM, Chris Little wrote: > > On Jan 25, 2008, at 8:52 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: > >> On that subject >> >> Free as in Freedom >> >> Is Sword available under a dual license btw? This probably has >> already >> been answered but I am failing to find it currently. > > Sword and

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-26 Thread Chris Little
On Jan 25, 2008, at 8:52 PM, Jason Galyon wrote: > On that subject > > Free as in Freedom > > Is Sword available under a dual license btw? This probably has > already > been answered but I am failing to find it currently. Sword and all works based on it, including all frontends, are licensed

Re: [sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-25 Thread Eeli Kaikkonen
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Jason Galyon wrote: > On that subject > > Free as in Freedom > > Is Sword available under a dual license btw? This probably has already > been answered but I am failing to find it currently. > > Some believe the GPL to be restrictive and freedom destroying. What > about othe

[sword-devel] GPL and other license related questions

2008-01-25 Thread Jason Galyon
On that subject Free as in Freedom Is Sword available under a dual license btw? This probably has already been answered but I am failing to find it currently. Some believe the GPL to be restrictive and freedom destroying. What about other open source licenses like the Python license for exam