Re: GPLed Software Expiration Date

2007-12-29 Thread Richard Tobin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], rjack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Koh Choon Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to find out how long would a software be under the GNU GPL before it expires and transfers to the public domain. Forever? The GPL gives you the

Re: GPL Mere Aggregation question

2007-12-29 Thread Richard Tobin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], rjack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was once a company called SCO [...] Remind me, who sued whom? This is reminiscent of David Irving, whose defenders talk about the Deborah Lipstadt libel action as if he were the victim of oppressive lawsuits, when in fact he

Re: GPL Mere Aggregation question

2007-12-29 Thread rjack
Richard Tobin wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], rjack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was once a company called SCO [...] Remind me, who sued whom? This is reminiscent of David Irving, whose defenders talk about the Deborah Lipstadt libel action as if he were the victim of oppressive

Re: GPL Mere Aggregation question

2007-12-29 Thread David Kastrup
rjack [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Richard Tobin wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], rjack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was once a company called SCO [...] Remind me, who sued whom? SCO, was a really stupid company that initially released software under the GPL. Remember SCO Linux?

Why is a lot of software proprietary?

2007-12-29 Thread mike3
That's the rub. Why is so much proprietary, why isn't there as much Free software as there is proprietary? Hmm... 1. Consider, for example, not releasing the source code. A person is free to modify their car. They can go and take out something and put something else in. If they have the required