On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 00:26:48 -0700 (PDT), Michael wrote in message <1341559608.65675.yahoomailclas...@web140205.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>:
> My last comment to this subject. > I've got permission to distribute some swiss sceneries as GPL but > only after asking back. Obviously I had to, as the author said first > that it needs to remain Freeware.- ..he's _wrong_, I can help you explain the GPL to him. ..briefly, "freeware" is not compatible with the GPL, and the GPL is a valid commercial license, you _can_ sell GPL binaries as long as you offer the GPL sources too. > Now that's only possible because > he bent back a little. But many won't or can't do and hence we will > lose stuff. > > As for old aircrafts etc. I think anyway only the best should be > included in the standard releases.- .._totally_ different question from "GPL or non-GPL." > Now, there are example planes of X-plane that use SASL with Lua > scripts for instruments. In the licence they say: "The instrument > folder and subfolders are GPL but anything else is copyrighted. ..that statement in X-plane's license is false, either because of a geniune mis-understanding of the GPL, or, simply intentional anti-GPL FUD. The _only_ legal teeth in the GPL, is the owner's copyrights, and copyright law enforcement, which scares Microsoft enough to spend US$ 106 Million in Q3 2003 on anti-GPL ligigation, and just US$ 5 Million on their Wintendo virus "war", in the same Q3 of 2003. _Neat_ search facilities in http://groklaw.net/ ;o) > Neat and simple, we're really dragging an old lead foot! ..aaaye. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
