On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:26 AM, steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > On 08/22/2010 03:20 PM, Akilan R wrote: > >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> sorry, you got it wrong. open source software is truly free. So called >>> free software under GPL is restrictive of freedom >>> >>> >> you say this because GPLed software is "not free to make it >> proprietary" right? I'm sorry. I don't want to place my software in near >> public domain where people can do whatever they wished. >> >> > +1 +1
> Excellent choice ! At the end of the day however, the people who do want to > subvert this sharing, will probably just go ahead and do it anyways. The > onus would be on you to prove that they did so (just take a look at > gpl-violations.org for examples of how even big companies rip off the > efforts of developers without any acknowledgment). However, at least by > using something like GPL you expressively make it /illegal/ and not just > /immoral/ to not share modifications. > > cheers, > - steve > > PS: note, that the only reason I bothered replying is you proved that you > actually have code out there and are not all talk. Kudos ! I am a developer, I never care about public domain. I want to write code for me and my community. I use to talk about lots of persons from street shopkeeper to someone well educated sitting in AC room. Most of them do not care about Linux and its philosophy of freedom. Same with companies. For example, in Delhi, you can find 'N' number of Companies who work and get earning from "setting up Drupal CMS", They never contributed back Drupal. When you release any good in public domain, public will try to harness in negative manner. so I follow GPL because, GPL is made by a hacker for hacker community so that software will remain with hacker community at the same time it can be used by public. See, Proprietary Software always comes first, but always the winner is free software. GPL has patent clauses too. GPL is a well engineered license for software. PS: I even know a company from a close, who actually made modification in Linux kernel and selling them into their switch and router. See, Company only want to make profit at any cost. They never care about GPL and freedom. So why should we write a software under 'near public domain' _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
