Yep that is where the LGPL and GPL exception clause step in. I am not arguing that GPL isn't useful or that it doesn't serve a purpose or even that it should not be used. It is however restrictive, which hampers adoption. On Apr 13, 2012 7:51 AM, "Grant Paton-Simpson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Simon, > > Isn't that what the LGPL is for (if you're going down the copyleft path)? > Anyway, there is a good range of well-established and well-understood open > source licences available. I have released different projects under both > the LGPL and the AGPL3 licences. The person who does the work of creating > the code gets to make the choice. Others get to use the code if they are > willing to comply with the terms. > > > All the best, Grant > > > On 13/04/12 18:32, Simon Holywell wrote: > > Calm down dude or you might end up here: http://xkcd.com/386/ > > Seriously though I hear your call of bollocks. Sounds like GPL works for > you and thats great, but until I see clear legal fact stating it works > generally then I will refrain from agreeing. My primary concern is with > linked libs. > > Thanks, > Simon > On Apr 13, 2012 12:26 AM, "Dave Lane" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Simon, >> >> On 13/04/12 11:07, Simon Holywell wrote: >> > Also at a higher level. It is GPL licensed which kinda rules out serious >> > commercial use - see copyleft. >> >> It seems to have become rather trendy to take that position. It is, >> however, wrong, and quite counter productive. >> >> What you are implicitly stating is that businesses only gain value from >> open source software where they have the ability to convert the work of >> open source developers into closed proprietary software. And that, of >> course, is utter bollocks. >> >> I suggest you talk to companies like Redhat, Instagram, Github, Acquia, >> Google, HP, Yahoo!, Facebook, etc. about the commercial non-viability of >> the GPL, I'm sure they'll be interested to hear your perspective. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> Dave Lane, Egressive Ltd [email protected] m +64212298147 p +6439633733 >> http://egressive.com Free/OpenSourceSoftware: because to share is human >> Drupal powers communities: http://drupal.org Use Open Standards: w3.org >> Software Patents kill innovation >> >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
