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Semi-free (was Re: [DotGNU]Microsoft Shared Source License)
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Stephen Compall |
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Semi-free (was Re: [DotGNU]Microsoft Shared Source License) |
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Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:57:34 -0600 |
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Brandon Bremen wrote:
their EULAs ;) They should take a page from Apple's book and make a
nearly-but-not-really-free public license. But, then they would have to
(more-rant If it's not free, how is it a public license? BTW, such
things are somewhat dangerous. Like Bitkeeper. What with APSL being an
"open source" license, this is encouraging contributors to software that
is--let's face it--not free, whose donated time would be better spent on
something that is actually available to the community. It's akin to
people contributing to Rotor instead of Pnet.)
I am very happy Apple is giving so much code out.
? ^
And a final note (to Joe): Microsoft always goes after developers. And
on the flip side, they never even attempt to be popular to their users.
What a backwards business practice.
Not to mention contradictory. Developers, users, what's the difference? :)
--
Stephen Compall
Also known as S11001001
DotGNU `Contributor' -- http://dotgnu.org
Imagine: no more used book stores; no more lending a book to your
friend; no more borrowing one from the public library--no more "leaks"
that might give someone a chance to read without paying. (And judging
from the ads for Microsoft Reader, no more anonymous purchasing of
books either.) This is the world publishers have in mind for us.
-- RMS, "Freedom Or Copyright?"