Re: TAO license - Debian misinterpretation
On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Ossama Othman wrote:
> Santiago wrote:
> > This is not a matter of "breaking the standard" [*]
> >
> > People should be able to modify TAO to conform to *another* standard.
> > If they do not have this freedom, TAO is not free enough.
>
> Hmm, what about the GPL (going off on a tangent, I know)? The GPL forces
> someone who uses GPLed code fragments to change his software's own
> licensing terms otherwise the code fragments can't be used. This doesn't
> seem to be "free enough," IMHO. The GPL places one heck of a restriction
> on GPLed code. TAO has the "conforming to a standard" restriction, but it
> does not disallow anyone from modifying the TAO source as long as it
> conforms to the IIOP 1.0 standard.
I can still write free software using GPLed code fragments.
I can't write free software using TAO fragments, because TAO itself
forbids me to do so. I think there is a big difference.
> I can't imagine why anyone would want
> to deviate from the standard and begin yet another development fork.
I can, but if you can't imagine and the authors can't imagine, why don't
they remove this restriction from the license? ;-)
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