Instructions to unsubscribe from this list at the end of the message - --------------------------------------------------------------------- <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Angelo Dalli wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <pre wrap="">I don't think UNIX (or in the case of IBM, AIX) will ever be released publicly because of the intellectual property in it.</pre> </blockquote> There was intellectual property in StarOffice, Netscape and many other products too, yet the companies in question decided to release them as open source. Of course it's only speculation so far, the asking price may be too much.<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <pre wrap="">I am all in favour of open source, but on the other hand, it really is not fair to copy private source code into the public domain without permission.</pre> </blockquote> Agreed... assuming that SCO's version of the story is the correct one of course.<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <pre wrap="">If you look at the GPL, it basically forces developers to release source code in many circumstances, even if they have just an individual component in their application obtained from open source.</pre> </blockquote> It's simple really: If the developers in question do not want to release their source code to others, then they cannot incorporate the source code of others in theirs. The GPL does not force you to use open source, it simply states what your rights and obligations are if you do. You then have to decide whether the advantages offered by open source outweigh the obligation you will have to release your own code under the same conditions.<br> <br> Also, keep in mind that GPL will only affect you if you lift the actual source code from a GPL software, not if you use a compiled version. For instance, you can link your program to the libraries available with Linux without having to release your own code as open-source (LGPL). <blockquote type="cite" cite="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <pre wrap=""></pre> </blockquote> <div class="moz-signature"> <hr style="height: 2px; width: 60%; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;" noshade="noshade"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ramon Casha</span><br> <small>Malta Linux User Group (<a href="http://linux.org.mt";>http://linux.org.mt</a>)</small><br> </div> </body> </html>
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