Well, yes and no. The LGPL allows you to use _libraries_ in commercial software. That's why we can use stuff like postgres in commercial/closed-source software.
Peter On Wed, 2005-11-23 at 10:50 +0300, Ronny wrote: > They sometimes forget that their programmers use open source to beat > deadlines and produce "good" code :-) > The GPL mandates that any software that incorporates source code > already licensed under the GPL will itself become subject to the same > terms of the license. In the case of Microsoft's use of the GCC in the > Interix software, the company is only obliged to make available the > source code for the compiler -- a program that turns written code into > the ones and zeros that run on a computer -- not the entire software > product that the compiler ships with. > http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27511,00.html (watch the > date 4years old !!) > Ronny > > Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: > > http://www.slate.com/id/2130798/ > > This month, SAP's Shai Agassi referred to open-source software as > > 'intellectual property socialism.' In January, Bill Gates suggested > > that free-software developers are communists. A few years earlier, > > Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the open-source operating system > > Linux 'a cancer.' Considering what these guys say in public, I > > wonder what dark words they utter in private--that al-Qaida uses > > open-source software to plot terrorist attacks? > > > > > > "The philosophy behind open-source software is simple. Instead of > > zealously protecting source code--the blood and guts of any computer > > program--open source encourages any programmer to tear apart the > > code and build it back up again. The theory is that this > > collaborative process encourages innovation and decreases bugs by > > increasing the number of people with a stake in the project... > > > > > > > > > > **************** ***************************** > > > > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### > > > > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# > > > > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > > > > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > > > > Tel: +256 77 972255 > > > > +256 71 221141 > > > > Fax: +256 31 262122 > > > > ***************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > -- Peter C. Ndikuwera Tel: +256 71-870292 Gmail: It rocks! Makes Yahoo, Hotmail, etc look silly. If you want to get an account, let me know. (P.S. I'm not being paid to advertise this... <wink>) _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
