On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 18:27 +0100, Alex Hudson wrote: > Noah Slater wrote: > > You could develop some software in total secrecy and occasionally publish > > the > > code with a GPL licence. This would be Free Software but to call it Open > > Source > > would be a mistake because it does not follow an open development > > methodology. > > > > Netscape was "open source" the moment they released the code; that was > like the first the big open source win. > > The development methodology is an adjunct. I agree that the open source > attitude, if there is one, is that "it's better to develop code in large > groups", and to do that you need a suitable licensing environment. But > whether or not something is "open source" is nothing to do with how it's > developed.
And you could have open source code but a restrictive license for using it. Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
