Re: [Haskell-cafe] Hmm, what license to use?

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Dougal Stanton wrote:

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Thomas Davie wrote:

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Sure it does -- it prevents the use of software for things that are closed source.

"Thing that are closed source" is not a use of software. Programs don't become more or less capable of designing rockets or writing subversive literature because the licence changes. The GPL provides an identical number of restrictions in this case as the BSD licence.

Either way, the OP subscribes to the GPL ethic. Such arguments cloud the real point of discussion --- which licence (if any) satisfies the "permanent freedom" clause with some flexibility for linking?

Thanks for trying to reign in this thread. It turns out my fears were confirmed, people jumped on the GPL vs. BSD path rather than offer suggestions of licenses that satisfy _my_beliefs_ in source freedom. I'm still hopeful someone will be able to inform me of some license that satisfies my needs. /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe