> > The really huge question is what is the Project Jedi going to do about
> > licensing? Currently all the Jedi code is released under the MPL, which
is
> > incompatible with the GPL, and so you can use any Jedi source with the
> open
> > versions of Kylix.
>
> For me the really huge question is what happens when people developing
with
> K-OE want to use components that aren't covered under GPL. Welcome to the
> world of License Contention Issues :>
>
> Personally I never have managed to figure out the GPL, except as far as to
> say "No thanks, I'd rather pay."
I think somewhere behind closed doors in smokeless-filled rooms
of Borland management this same observation must have been made.
The GPL sooner or later is a PITA to a commercial developer because
all it takes is one component that isn't offered GPL to (ahem) "Stall"
your whole project.
Rather than fight all the GPL advocates Borland wisely chose
to let us get burned ourselves - and then we'll quietly switch
to pay for the no-nonsense licence. Fortunately all the Kylix
components are available in either licence (right?) so switching
will be painless at least with respect to the Borland code
in your app.
Maybe a friendlier choice for Borland would have been to
offer some less "sticky" OSS licencing for Kylix. Interbase
after all is OE but not GPL (thank heavens).
-ns
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