But I don't know _WHY_ the license is made this way, WHAT is the motivation for requiring people to make all their original work "free" if they use the "free" code. Could you explain? More detailed than "it's needed" or "it works".
I suggest that you read the following documents: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html Infact, most of the essays at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy are also worth reading. The short story is that the license was made this way so that _all_ users get the right to run, study, redistribute, and improve the program. Not just the first recipient, but also subsequent recipents. That is, you can't deny my rights, nor can I deny yours. Please stop confusing GNU with software licensed under the GNU GPL, or the Lesser GPL. They are not the same thing. GNU is a operating system, the GNU GPL and Lesser GPL are legal documents. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
