On Sat, 6 Jul 2013 02:29:57 +0200 (CEST), you wrote: >Free software is free software. I couldn't care less if some proprietary >software developers are inconvenienced or some corporation gets more money.
I agree. But the interesting thing in the news is that a big corporation is trying to kill free software bu making it "more free". With the current business model, the change in license is likely to mean the end of Berkeley DB. Proprietary companies that use it will possibly switch to Oracle's proprietary DB and BerkeleyDB will receive less and less contributions risking to die. I know nothing about BerkelyDB, but this is an example of how the copyright holder can determine the fate of free software. Another example is Linus Torvalds who allows binary blobs in his Linux kernel. Best, -- Stefano Fortune of the day: "Bridge ahead. Pay troll."
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