Steven Shaw wrote:
On 13/11/06, Steve Vinoski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
One item that the author gets completely wrong IMO is blaming the
rumor about GPL being viral on a speech by Craig Mundie in May 2001.
That alleged rumor had been circulating for the better part of the
decade preceding that speech, and I'm sure Mundie's speech only
echoed that "rumor." I haven't yet read the other nine items, so I
can't comment on their accuracy.
I completely agree. I always thought that GPL was viral. Still do :).
Much prefer BSD/MIT style licensing.
Depends what for....
GPL is great for keeping all the contribution coming back to the
project, and not having vendors trying
to sell value add forks.
BSD is great were you don't have the above dynamic and want to have
vendor ISV's / repackaging.
Java is clearly is in the first camp - thus I believe GPL is the best
choice they could have made.
Carl.
Steve.
