> > On 21-Jan-07, at 6:18 PM, Shawn Walker wrote: > > > > > Let's not forget its "GPL" license either which > means that I can't > > write CDDL software (logical since this is > *OpenSolaris*) that uses > > it (unless I dual license which I refuse to do). > Gtk's LGPL license > > is obviously better for business. > > > > Rubbish. > > MySQL is GPL as well, yet it's still distributed with > Solaris. > Perhaps you propose we should remove that as well? > And GCC too, since > that's GPL. actually, the whole of /usr/sfw should > go... too much GPL... > > what a joke of an argument. > _______________________________________________
It's no more a joke of an argument that SUN's original selection of GNOME due partially to licensing considerations. It's no more a joke of an argument than the flamewar that surrounded KDE before it went GPL. MySQL is not a desktop environment, it is a database server. For desktop users, a desktop environment is far more vital, logically then, that desktop environment should be under a license that *encourages* platform development. Windows and Mac OS X don't require you to pay a "*yearly* (and in IMO outrageously priced) library license" to develop commercial applications for their platforms. That makes your claims of rubbish moot at best. -Shawn This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
