Michael Sokolov wrote: > On some rare occasions a paid client will have me develop some piece of > software or firmware that would actually have value to humanity. On > those rare occasions I always ensure that the work gets open-sourced, > if necessary without the client's knowledge. Other times I use my > clients' ignorance of the precise terms of the GPL and other free > software licenses and make them believe that they have to open-source > the kernel module I wrote for example, even if they really don't have > to.
Remind me, if the opportunity ever arises, that I should not hire you for anything. We are about open source here, and *not* *theft*. For that matter, I'm not so sure I want you use any of my software, open source or not. If you don't feel bound to a contract you might sign with a client, what is there to convince me you'll feel yourself bound to the GPL or any other license I grant you without a signature. You're really willing to knowingly lie to a paying customer? GPL is not disrespect for intellectual property rights. Indeed it relies on intellectual property rights to protect the author(s) from misrepresentation, and, frankly, from theft. -- Steve Williams "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. steve at icarus.com But I have promises to keep, http://www.icarus.com and lines to code before I sleep, http://www.picturel.com And lines to code before I sleep." _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
