On Thursday 01 February 2007 12:12 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >It is? When I see changes from Apple that get put back into the source > > base, I'll believe it. As it is, Apple is good about sucking the living > > daylights out of the open source community and putting nothing back, it's > > mostly a one-way street. I'm not saying their way is bad, it's just not > > open and free. > > Ah, you mean Apple *steals* *free* software? > > Sometimes, I have the impression that people object to this somehow; > if you can't accept other people using your work within the terms of > the opensource license you released it under, then you probably should > not be in the opensource business. > > Casper
I think you may have misunderstood me. I agree that the software should allow usage, under any circumstances. This is why I like the BSD license. Do not license any software under the BSD license that you do not want to truely be open and free. I have some software that I licensed under BSD because I specifically didn't want the GPL viral effect to every be a concern. It can be used for non-commercial and commercial use, it is free software as far as I'm concerned. Apple is welcome to take it, even if they don't put anything back. But the fact that I have received patches from some of the Linux movers and shakers is a statement in itself. If you love something, let it go, and if it loves you it will come back. -- Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 Engineering - IHV/OEM Group Advocate of insourcing at Sun - hire people that care about our company! _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
