[ql-users] GPL or not GPL, that is the question

[Arnould Nazarian]

Peter Graf a écrit:
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:

The software Peter is producing seems too important (...)


Not if it isn't made available.

Which is only true if my offer is rejected. I therefore conclude that 
keeping SMSQ/E from from the GPL has a much higher priority (for 
Wolfgang & Co.) than the new technical features I'd contribute 
otherwise. No problem for me personally - it saves me a lot of work. 
I'll see if the Q60 will be blessed with Minerva, it could be a nice 
basis for QLwIP.
I do not understand both subjects.

1) What is the advantage of GPL when the source code is available?

As I see it the current licence is only a security for TT: if an unknown 
organisation did make money with SMSQ/E, there would be an argument to 
get something for him. IMHO he deserves it. Please Peter, is there a way 
to achieve the same result with this GPL stuff???

OTH apparently Linus does make a lot on money with his free stuff, so 
maybe I am wrong here?

2) If Peter does his developments under GPL, then there is no way to 
prevent someone else to use them further. So his work is obliged to be 
made available. Or this subject becomes even darker to me.