Re: [DotGNU]DotGNU Manifesto - Draft Version 0.3

[Chris Smith]

On Tuesday 15 Apr 2003 01:02, Rhys Weatherley wrote:
> There is nothing stopping a non-free business from using DotGNU as they see
> fit.  The GPL is quite clear that businesses can use GPL'ed code internally
> with no redistribution conditions.  It is only once the code leaves the
> premises that the redistribution conditions activate.  Most businesses are
> consumers of software, not producers, and so there will be no problem with
> them using DotGNU.
>
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> Software producers are held to a higher standard by the GPL, and that is
> the way it should be.  Whether we choose to allow non-free producers to use
> our system as a base is a separate issue from how software consumers use
> it.

Nicely put.

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