I REALLY don't want to get into a discussion about this but here goes... Before I start keep in mind that the following is my understanding and is not endorsed by my company or it's investors or anyone else for that matter.
This is how I understand it. The big issue with the GPL is that it forces you to release any code you write that is based on GPL code. For whatever reason, sometimes you just don't want to share your source code. The LGPL tries to lessen this restriction so that people who don't want to release their code can use an LGPL library. But to be honest, the FSF has been so aggressive protecting the GPL and LGPL that that the thought of using GPL or LGPL code gives most developers the willies. Even if they could use LGPL code they don't from fear of being attacked by the FSF lawyers. Especially small companies that don't have the resources to fight ANY kind of litigation. To me the GPL/LGPL are not open licenses. They are as restrictive as Microsoft licenses. If you want to create an open piece of code that people can use for whatever purpose then use the MIT, Mozilla, BSD, etc License. Stay away from the GPL and LGPL. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
