Re: sysadmin won't allow linux - PLEASE HELP
On Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 04:30:29PM +1000, Steve Kowalik wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 11:26:04PM -0400, Jeff Maxson uttered:
> > I don't think that was their point. It is not viral in that respect, but
> > it is viral in that (from what I understand) anything GPL'ed can't get
> > sucked into another program without that other program being required to
> > be GPL'ed as well. Thus, everything from then on that uses that
> > original code must then be GPL'ed. Is that correct?
> >
> Yes.
>
> Trust Microsoft to say that about the GPL, but not the BSD license, as they
> steal BSD code and not feel bad for it.
Well the BSD license is a completely different animal than the
GPL, it really is the ultimate give-away license without
GPL's sting in the tail.
You cannot steal what is given away !
Cliff
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