> I have a commercial application that is distributed packaged in > an installer that you can download. When a user installs the > application I wanted to install some GPL software at the same > time.
There was once a company called SCO that decided to to mix the GPL license in with its commercial software transactions. SCO in bankruptcy. SCO's bankruptcy had nothing to do with violating the GPL. Four more companies who mixed GPL software into their commercial businesses have had GPL intimidation lawsuits filed against them in the last sixty days. It is not because they mixed GPL software into their commercial business, it is because they violated a copyright license. There are lots of commercial businesses that thrive on using the GPL as their copyright license of choice, for example g10code in Germany, SJD in Sweden spring from the top of my mind. Hint: No one has ever been sued under a BSD-style or Apache open source license. Wake up and smell the coffee. Maybe this is true, but it doesn't prove anything. Any copyright license can be violated, be it the modified BSD license, or the Apache License. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
