Hi, Kevin,[?] > WebKit and GoogleChrome which are basically derived from KHTML and > Android > > OS with the Linux kernel as its core is a small example to prove that > > non-copyleft license helps the wider acceptance of free software. > > Two of the above mentioned projects show that copyleft licenses are no > obstacle to wide spread accpetance. >
I never said all copyleft licenses will become obstacle to wide spread acceptance. But for wider (not wide) acceptance, sometimes non-GPL (e.g. LGPL or BSD) are the better choice. > Aside from the Linux kernel, which is basically running this planet, Linux kernel are released 21 years ago. But the only times where it can be so famous for common user (in the world countries) is in the realm of mobile device when Google took its source code and adding non-copyleft component which become the current Android. (Even Android is more famous than Linux, just like GNU and Linux naming controversy) > WebKit is probably even more impressive in uptake, due to it being used by > even hardcode proprietary vendors like Apple. It has also nicely > demonstrated that shipping > a copyleft component on an embedded or mobile device is no problem either. > Of course a copyleft component on an embedded or mobile device is no problem. But if Apple didn't take KHTML source code, enhanced it, and release large portion of its source code under non-copyleft license, Webkit will not become what it can be now. There will be no QtWebkit at all. > I wouldn't say it is impossible, but it can be beneficial if one can get > proprietary software vendors to at least collaborate on infrastructure and > base technologies instead of fragmentation, hence why most free software > communities using respective licensing for their products in those areas. > These are the points of my opinion which LGPL become the best choice for it. -- Best regards, Ryan Bram
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