>From a purely numerical point of view, the largest numbers would be found in devices, eg phones, cars, TVs, clocks/timers, etc. Lots of GPL in there, but also lots of other licences too. I have no idea how the GSM stack is licensed, for example, but I think there are more GSM phones than instances of Sqlite.
And I certainly can't think of any cases where a GPL licence has been of specific benefit in achieving wider usage, as compared to the approach taken by Sqlite. Regards David M Bennett FACS Andl - A New Database Language - andl.org > -----Original Message----- > From: sqlite-users-bounces at mailinglists.sqlite.org [mailto:sqlite-users- > bounces at mailinglists.sqlite.org] On Behalf Of Richard Hipp > Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2016 10:11 AM > To: SQLite mailing list <sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org> > Subject: Re: [sqlite] SQLite vs GPLed software > > On 5/2/16, Scott Robison <scott at casaderobison.com> wrote: > > I don't have an answer, but given that each linux distro of dozens or > > hundreds of independently sourced packages has many separate instances > > of the GPL, that would begin to eat into SQLITE'S lead. But probably > > not enough to win. > > What GPLed packages are on Android? Compared to Android, all other Linux > distros are rounding error, I think (correct me if I'm wrong). > > Also, what percentage of those other GPLed packages statically link against > SQLite? > > -- > D. Richard Hipp > drh at sqlite.org > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users at mailinglists.sqlite.org > http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
