on 6/16/2000 5:21 PM, "Isaac Reuben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> They are open source (GPL) as well.
Wait. Not "as well". That is a big difference between FT and a lot of other
projects. FT is under a BSD'ish license.
One problem with the GPL is that if you use a product that has GPL and you
sell/distribute it to your customers with additions on it, then you must
also make those additions public as well. That is not the case with FT. With
FT, the only "major" restriction on the use is that you give credit for the
code.
For instance, if Kent decided to sell a modified version of FT to his
customers, then he would also have to make that modified version of FT
public as well. That is bad business for him if he wants to satisfy his
investors with proprietary value added product.
This license issue should be a BIG point. GPL software for use in this type
of application is almost worthless for most people trying to make a living.
I wish people would wake up and realize the effect the license has on the
software they are working with. GPL is not a very good solution for
businesses.
> Wonder if the
> two projects have anything that would work well together.
Even if they did, you could not use the GPL code as a library within FT.
-jon
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