Re: Open source - Free software

2006-09-27 Thread Unruh
Barry Margolin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Roger Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jim Richardson wrote: >> >> > "freeware" and "Free Software" are not the same thing. Free Software >> > refers to (mostly) GPL stuff. (See the FSF for details) that's all

Re: Open source - Free software

2006-09-26 Thread Unruh
"v4vijayakumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I have been using "open source" and "free software" products for some >time. I want to contribute to them but I couldn't decide between "open >source" and "free software". I would support "open source" at this >level, because we can see what it is doing

Re: Circumventing the GPL ...

2006-05-30 Thread Unruh
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Unruh wrote: >> >> Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >Unruh wrote: >> >[...] >> >> Yes, and you have made the comparison? >> >> >Am I claimi

Re: Circumventing the GPL ...

2006-05-30 Thread Unruh
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Unruh wrote: >[...] >> Yes, and you have made the comparison? >Am I claiming that "that's a derivative of GPL software appearing >under a BSD license"? You're suffering typical GNUish/SCOish syndrome.

Re: Circumventing the GPL ...

2006-05-30 Thread Unruh
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Unruh wrote: >[...] >> And exactly how does the AFC (I assume you mean Abstraction, Filtration, >> Comparison test) >Yes. >> apply here? >It used to determine if there is copyright i

Re: Circumventing the GPL ...

2006-05-30 Thread Unruh
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Nick Kew wrote: >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/30/nokia_goes_open_source/ >> >> Nokia is to open its browser engine under a BSD license. >> >> The browser engine is developed with apple and based on Safari. >> Which is in turn based o