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bypetrus4 ( 213815 ) writes:
The simplest ways to avoid potential GPL violation, are:-
a) If you want to use an FSF license at all, use the LGPL version 2. Don't use any version 3 FSF license. Apart from anything else, doing so just makes them feel justified in creating bad licenses. (Which their 3 series are)
b) If you're going to use GPL code at all, make sure it's not something you intend to modify yourself.
c) Use other licenses (BSD, MIT, etc) as much as possible. In terms of non-GPL licensed code for you to use, the BSDs are
bytuppe666 ( 904118 ) writes:
I'm a little surprised by the post. The simplest way to avoid any violation if to abide by the licensing it is under. This does not just apply to GPL but a whole host of licensing of code.
The you post a few licences you can use without giving back! If you are not giving back that points to code under a license that doesn't enforce it being worse.
Now what I found interesting is the lie, that GPL code is not quality code. Its bizarre. CODE QUALITY has nothing to do with the license. The fact that so many
bypetrus4 ( 213815 ) writes:
The you post a few licences you can use without giving back! If you are not giving back that points to code under a license that doesn't enforce it being worse.
a) Reciprocity paranoia is the sole justification for the GPL's existence.
b) People who actually write code don't have either the time or the mental focus for reciprocity paranoia. They're too busy.
Armchair "advocates," (even including Stallman himself, here) have the time to be obsessive about whether or not other people are, "giving back," because they're not spending their time doing anything more genuinely useful.
The BSD license, as mentioned, does not legally enforce, "giving back." If it's true, as GPL advocates claim, that it is necessary for reciprocity to be legally enforced in order to ensure that it happens at all, can you possibly explain to me why the BSD operating systems are still being developed, and more specifically, what incentive anyone could have to contribute the results of said development work to the development group(s), since they are not legally forced to do so?
The above question is asked rhetorically. The entire stated justification for the existence of the GNU General Public License (as opposed to non-copyleft FOSS licenses) is utterly moronic. The only reason why it is perpetuated by anyone other than Stallman himself, is due to Stallman's effectiveness as a cult leader, and not, in any way, due to the logical validity of the argument.
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bytuppe666 ( 904118 ) writes:
Sure no problem. I never said people don't contribute to BSD projects :). In fact those that do contribute often do so under GPL and BSD Licenses.
In fact looking as a BSD/GPL operating system does not exist! In fact a quick look at my everyday OS I see GPL Kernel; GPL tools; BSD(Close enough) Windows; GPL Desktop; GPL Office; Apache Web browser. In fact the GPL parts often include BSD code.
The funny thing is I think BSD/GPL code are the same just one enforces sharing...but the mythical BSD OS is a good
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