On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Bradley M. Kuhn <[email protected]> wrote: > Laurent Bercot wrote at 06:46 (EST): >> I am afraid that the uncompromising, unforgiving nature of the GPL >> will turn against it in the future, and harm more than promote >> widespread distribution of GPL'ed software - something that GPL >> zealots generally refuse to see. > > It's entirely possible this could be the case. I don't really believe > it is, but all we have is some second-hand, anecdotal evidence on either > side of the debate, so it's tough to know for sure. > > But that's not a new debate: it's the fundamental debate > that goes back 20 years between those that prefer permissive licenses > and those that prefer copyleft. There are reasonable arguments on both > sides, of course. >
i dont agree. its just business economics at work. is it going to be cheaper in the long run to contribute or not? when its more economical to contribute then its better to gpl. when you have intellectual property issues you will hate gpl. i have worked with companies with no IP issues whatsoever and the gpl is perfect. -- quarq consulting: agile, open source _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
