Re: Debian i386 freeze
On Sat, Jul 18, 1998 at 11:21:25AM -0400, Alex Yukhimets wrote:
> > I hate this grey zones. Why doesn't everyone stick either to commercial
> > software or to free software ? :-/
>
> I don't think you put that correctly. The problem is not commercial vs. free,
> but GPL vs. everything else.
Alex, I know that you dislike the GPL, thank you.
> So, I would say "why would anyone put it's software under GPL, the license
> meaning of which is not clear, allowes for many grey areas, and depends on
> what RMS says today?"
The problem appears only if you want to use GPL'ed program with non-free
components, as you well know.
If you want to use non-free components, don't use the GPL. There is no
problem.
I'll not argue with you, but let me tell you that I don't support your
opinion that the GPL is too restrictive. It is the authors decision to
choose a good license. An author who wants to cooperate closely with
non-free software is just not well advised to choose the GPL. Point.
Marcus
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