Martin Franco wrote:
I don't see how multi-licensing is relevent either. If you can obtain
the software under one license you like, like the GPL, then the other
licenses do not apply to you. If the company goes out of business or
changes the licensing terms, you still have the last free software
version to continue development if you want. And if you can't get the
software under a free license, then it is not free software.
Just because GPL is a "free license" does not mean "no restrictions."
In fact, this is what the MySQL did in the article: "Nice software you
got there. Are you *sure* you're in compliance with the GPL? Shame if
some lawyer found a violation and had to take you to court. You oughta
buy a commercial license as "insurance"."
If it's licensed under the LGPL, the license itself doesn't have enough
restrictions to allow the shakedown.
-a
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