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Mad Penguin: BSD Licensing Versus GPL
Mar 22, 2007, 21 :00 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (10342 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

[ Thanks to Matt D. for this link. ]

"I just wrapped up a productive dialog with an individual who heads a company tasked with video distribution. During the dialogue, I found myself questioning the wisdom of GPL in all things. That’s not because I don't believe that the GPL is a solid open source license mind you, but rather how it can encourage creation while inhibiting growth at the same time.

"One of the biggest hang-ups with the GPL license for a lot of companies is that, in some instances, they feel like they are required to divulge information on how their software works just to participate in the movement. In most instances, I can see where the GPL is coming from. In the instance that I was referring to above, I believe wholeheartedly that the GPL is simply not a good fit for them..."

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ZDNet: Who Decides What is Open Source?(Mar 03, 2007)
Linux DevCenter: What if Hardware Vendors are Trapped Too?(Jan 30, 2007)
Mad Penguin: PC-BSD vs. Linux Distributions: A Mega Battle(Jan 19, 2007)
Groklaw: BSD - The Dark Horse of Open Source(Jan 15, 2007)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Personally I feel the BSD license is fin ...   Golden rule   
DDahl
Mar 23, 2007, 06:11:28
 
BSD should beget BSD?  Funny, that doesn ...   Re: Golden rule   
Kavey
Mar 23, 2007, 13:36:23
 
> I, myself, prefer the GPL.  That way a ...   Re: Re: Golden rule   
Rainer Weikusat
Mar 23, 2007, 14:57:21
 
With BSD you take the code and do as you ...   Its the mindset   
philc
Mar 23, 2007, 16:53:58
 
They're being rather vague, but the  ...   Leeches   
Rufus Polson
Mar 23, 2007, 17:53:11
 
So I ask myself, who _Hates_ the GPL.2?M ...   What about looking at it from the other direction&   
Bob_Robertson
Mar 23, 2007, 18:54:18
 
> BSD should beget BSD?  Funny, that doe ...   Re: Re: Golden rule   
DDahl
Mar 23, 2007, 19:18:28
 
>>>Please don’t misunderstand me here; I ...   He wants to leech off their code.   
SM
Mar 25, 2007, 15:07:51
 
..so that the commercial providers of lo ...   BSD is important   
Jose
Jun 6, 2007, 22:19:55
 
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