On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:02:14AM +1100, Tim Potter wrote: > To simplify things a bit (OK a lot), I might take the stance that if you > aren't going to share with me then I'm not going to share with you in which > case I would make my software GPL. If I didn't care what people did > with my software as long as they respected the original copyright then I > might go BSD.
The special case with ethereal plugins is, that companies providing binary only dissectors *are* sharing something: Knowledge about network protocols. They also cannot modify the UI nor the core (tvbuffs, normal dissctors) without giving that back. Ciao Jörg -- Joerg Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I found out that "pro" means "instead of" (as in proconsul). Now I know what proactive means.