Re: Recently released QPL
On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 09:34:55PM +0100, Milan Zamazal wrote:
> DB> GPL *does* restrict your rights. If you found a kewl foobar
> DB> program but wanted to put the xforms front end to it, you can't.
> DB> Well, you can, but then you can't distribute it to anyone,
> DB> anywhere. Your right to use the xforms library is restricted.
>
> Yes, and if I was an author of the foobar program, it would be according
> to my wishes. If I permitted linking with non-free libraries, someone
[snip]
> I think GPL is a very good license.
I just get tired of hearing people say GPL is the free-est license and
doesn't restrict anybody's rights and it's the least restrictive license
etc etc.
[Disclaimer: Those are comments I heard, not necessarily during this
dicussion or even on -legal]
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