Quoting Andy Sy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> However, you didn't demonstrate that, either. All you've shown is that >> Trolltech and MySQL AB understand and use strategic licensing for a >> couple of products. Your claimed and rather obviously overbroad >> conclusion is a non-sequitur from that. > > I am genuinely puzzled by this assertion of yours. Why > should it be a non-sequitur? Trolltech and MySQL AB > did not even start out licensing their products under > the GPL. They only adopted the latter because they > believe it would gain them mindshare (and less to do, I > believe, with any practical aspects of code sharing since > they were already open source to begin with).
It is a non-sequitur because you're attempting to draw a universal truth from what you claim are two examples. It simply doesn't follow. Now, I frankly don't give a damn whether "the GNU license as-is is not viable for commercial purposes" (whatever that means -- the phrase being woefully vague in multiple places), but just wanted to point out the failure of logic entailed in your arm-waving conclusion. -- Cheers, You can't lick the system -- but you can certainly Rick Moen give it a damned good fondling.... [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
