Comments | xtat: several glasses of wine later

xtat

several glasses of wine later

Jun 05, 2011 00:05

A "do whatever you want" or MIT or "beerware" license may be more free for the individual, but overall it is a less free licenseThe GPL *adds additional freedom* since it guarantees future revisions and public forks will also be free ( Read more... )

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dossy June 6 2011, 04:29:34 UTC

Actually, under the GPL, you are free to withhold your changes to the original GPL'ed code, as long as you don't distribute a derivative work.

I can make all the changes to GPL'ed work I want, and not share those changes with anyone. It's only when I share those changes that I also must share the required code to those changes.

I think the whole "dual licensing" scam with GPL'ed software totally goes against the spirit of the GPL, and the GPL should be modified to specifically prohibit such kind of dual-licensing.

xtat June 6 2011, 04:39:42 UTC

Ah, was hinting at that with the "since it guarantees future revisions and public forks will also be free." -- should probably mention explicitly.

Fully agree on dual-licensing-- formalized bribery.