After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> On Tue, 05 May 2009 23:12:10 GMT, Thufir Hawat wrote: > >> Some the misunderstandings you cite are effects of the GPL. For >> instance, sure, there's only a downstream requirment, but, in effect >> improvements will make their way upstream. So, what's the harm of this >> misconception? > > No, improvements don't necessarily make their way upstream. Let's say I > create an app derived from GPL code. I sell it for $1 million dollars. Do > you really think the guy that paid $1 million for it will just give the > code away to others? Nope. Yup. It has happened. -- You will be surrounded by luxury. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
