On 2001-05-28T16:14:29+0100, Simon Marlow wrote:
As I understand it, the situation is worse than that. The mere existence of GPL code poses a threat to commercial software: if a programmer happens to read some GPL code and then goes on to use similar techniques in proprietary code, the owner of the proprietary code is in a legally difficult position.
Really? I've assumed that GPL only deals with copyright, and techniques one uses in code are matters of patents and trade secrets. Here's a message on what license to use, from gnu.misc.discuss: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&ic=1&th=8e757ec573e5498,15&seekm=rjzoeoifn9.fsf%40ssv2.dina.kvl.dk -- Edit this signature at http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/ken/sig
My SUV is bigger than your bike. Stay out of the damn road! Kiss my reflector, SUV-boy I'm too busy sucking on my tailpipe, bike dude.