On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 08:54:24PM +0800, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 11:52:33AM +0000, Miguel A Paraz wrote: > > Back to a PLUG topic. :) > > This is why reusable code at the source or library/class level is important. > > I now favor the Apache or BSD license for open source - and look forward to > > writing some of my own. > > Well, Migs, wouldn't that actually make code a lot *less* reusable for > everyone instead of more? Perhaps a compromise like the LGPL would be a > better system. The *library* must always remain open, but the code > linking to it may not necessarily be so (as would the GPL). The Apache > or the MIT/X Consortium license doesn't give this assurance at all, > allowing code to disappear into any number of proprietary black holes.
This is generally true, but the reverse has happened. For instance, with JBoss, they defend the copyight to their LGPL'd code against the Apache Geronimo project who is building a BSD-style licensed J2EE stack. It seems that the Apache people are more the 'community' than JBoss. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
